Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He got into the Carpenter business at a young age. 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 14000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and tridents. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has worked as a Bather like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult.

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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 decided he is irredeemable

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.