Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Thervan was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Immeral lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Immeral was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Immeral's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insane, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Slave Trader. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Sellsword, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 12000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Coral (130 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'10" eastern man, he is wearing a long, green cloak. His black hair is still thick. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his father's many stories. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Erdan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man wears a fancy black suit. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. Being a Dyer 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 someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, In love, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.