Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Amethyst (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Emerald (1400 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the west to a Carter, Himo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently the stress of being a Carter has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

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 teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Mindartis hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Mindartis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp).