Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his warhammer. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raer studied abroad. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Marshal for the past few years.

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; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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 to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting giants, the young Riardon began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Beiro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Caeldrim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Caeldrim was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Caeldrim's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts, marred by sweets. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Doctor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Doctor.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 170 pp.