Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with violet slacks. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and greataxes. His silver hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bricklayer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Hunter again; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Enialis grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Thervan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Thervan hails from a village terrorized by drow. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting drow, the young Thervan began to lead the lost caravan. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and doesn't want to be a detective and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).