Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is black and very short. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1700 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sage business.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Naill abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: Caeldrim was born with his mother's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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 seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black tunic with yellow highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has golden hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Theren hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has worked as a Laborer like his father before him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.