Description: This tall, slender man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His head has been shaved. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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 got into the Doctor business at a young age. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Varis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Varis was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He tends to his Cartwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2800 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Coral (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his shield, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: In love, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60000 cp. Red spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He has a hunchback. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Scribe mother left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Coral (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). White opal (1600 gp).