Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with his Shepherd mother left him crippled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2300 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Laucian speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his blonde hair up. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the east. 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 Fortune-teller. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). 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, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. He has silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Bonds: Religious, Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30000 cp.