Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 pp. Emerald (1200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jade (110 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has moderate length auburn hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Hematite (12 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His auburn hair is cut short. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 31. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Varis was born the youngest of three triplets. Varis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Varis decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Immeral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 90000 cp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).