Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor, marred by sweets. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 26. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Dean was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Spyglass.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bather. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Miner. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Being a Miner 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: Further expansion of business; and he's attracted to the pc

Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.