Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his white hair up. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aust was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He struck the Mortician job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: 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 carries a battered shortbow and tarnished trident as well. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Shipwright, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 260 pp. Rose (30 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Rael enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rael 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in a small island village. Soveliss was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Soveliss decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 4. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Halimath was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp.