Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp. Black opal (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Varis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Varis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: An older man who wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He is baby faced.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 pp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, violet shirt, and pastel tie. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gifted student he started as a Priest, but he got bored and became a Laborer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.