Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Theren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 10000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is red and curly. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Laucian grew up listening to his father's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Coral (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Dreali is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Dreali abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Star ruby (600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Servant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1800 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Jet (110 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).