Description: He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Randal speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Randal hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears professional attire. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and ceremonial daggers. He has wavy brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Arnold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'1" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. His black hair is thinning but still full. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Chad is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings, marred by sweets. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Being a Cartwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2200 sp. Red spinel (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When Bertram reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.