Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 33000 sp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is white and curly. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He takes great joy in being the best Apothecary in town.

History: Nicholas was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Apothecary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Lance was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular 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 blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When John reached his early adolescence his Human father 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.