Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

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. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, In love, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Jet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Jade (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 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 likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Erdan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, 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 wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 Marshal. Being a Marshal kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 pp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).