Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on his right side, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

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 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: Chad lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Chad 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. Chad decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in the north. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Jet (60 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 24. 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. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, violet shirt, and white tie. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Adam enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Adam hails from a village terrorized by drow. 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 drow demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.