Description: He dresses like a well dressed Mortician does. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1100 gp. Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern man usually wears his grey robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His hair is white and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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 parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. After a long history of fighting, Nutae and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1600 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is still thick. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Dreali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).