Description: He wears professional attire. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aerdeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. Aerdeth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aerdeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Aerdeth was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Aerdeth's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a simple grey robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has a hunchback. His hair is auburn and very short. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Emerald (800 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries morningstars. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.