Description: This tall, slender man wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his youth he was a Apothecary, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in the north. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is physically well-built. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Aramil lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rose (20 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: Money/treasure; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is short and golden. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).