Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Lance 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 became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: To be a Roofer again.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He tends to his Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Servant and was forced into it by his family; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Simple lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A 5'8" eastern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His hair is black and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired him part-time. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Don was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Don decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is silver and very short. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has red hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Arnold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.