Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 comes from a rich northern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in a small plains village. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Paelias has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 15000 sp. Iolite (50 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: An older man who is typically in his Scribe uniform, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Suhnae is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.