Description: An older man who is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats, he is not a threatening figure. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. 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: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aelar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Hadarai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Hunter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fancy black suit. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Soveliss was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).