Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull violet iron scale mail. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. 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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2800 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is silver and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Paelias was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears just a green suit. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Halimath 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 Halimath. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Lamlis was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 pp. Moss agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a Layabout, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Vanuath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 250 pp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).