Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Theren will drive conversation. He uses divination through singing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Theren took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Erdan 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west to a Body Guard, Theren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.