Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 310 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a yellow collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aerdeth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Miner does. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is auburn and curly. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Aerdeth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and nunchakus. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and 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: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Blue sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).