Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is physically well-built. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1700 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and green tie. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a Body Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Coral (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He got into the Carpenter business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp).