Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and rapiers. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Enialis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp. Sard (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears tattered old clothes. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Crown-heir. 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: Beiro was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: He wears a green costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.