Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Korfel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Aerdeth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a blue collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Hadarai and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Nim hails from a village terrorized by drow. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp).