Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He likes to wear black tank tops with grey pants. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender 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 silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barber. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barber.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Spy, who enjoyed hunting, Halimath was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears just a black suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a great chef.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This northern man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lamlis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lamlis. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3100 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp).