Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cartwright. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

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

Possessions: 1100 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Eiravel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Interpreter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Theren was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now owns his own business.

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 he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quarion grew up listening to his mother's many stories. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Amber (120 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.