Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Arannis's homeland. Arannis decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Nim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has no hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Gennal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: Standing 4'7", this man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He has blue eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He very much looks the part of a Unemployed. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2200 gp.