Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is silver. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Justin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. His hair is black and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 73. 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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Aldous was taken on many hunting expeditions. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Slave Trader first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.