Description: A 4'10" eastern man, he sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Uthemar 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. Uthemar 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Halimath was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Thervan took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sai and armor he uses now. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Golden pearl (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A true patriot, Theren would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 28000 sp. Peridot (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adran grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.