Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. 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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. He has wavy red hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Theriatis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Crown-heir, but he got bored and became a Slave Trader. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp).

Description: He wears a black vest and prefers pastel and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and carries swords. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naill fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses like a well dressed Animal Trainer does. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).