Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. He has moderate length silver hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Nim was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carter. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length red hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: He was born in the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He stands about 4'9" and wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in the east. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. White pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jet (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.