Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Rael would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Theren lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Theren 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (50 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.