Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a grey scarf. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Butcher but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Detective but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He usually wears his green robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new gardener responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries greataxes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Sard (60 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Amber (160 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amber (160 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.