Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. 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 a hunchback. He has white hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aerdeth. After a long history of fighting, Aerdeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 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: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tattered old clothes. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Family, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; 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: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of his god on his torso, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 pp. Amber (80 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Rose (40 gp).