Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. He wears his black hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. After months of barely getting by, Adran managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Sculptor business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sculptor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sculptor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Sard (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He very much looks the part of a Baker. His golden hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Raer is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He got into the Baker business at a young age. His first spouse was a Mortician, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 25000 sp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).