Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy grey pantaloons and a red scarf. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is still thick. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: 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; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. 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 inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears just a tan suit. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Heian was taken on many hunting expeditions. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 230 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp).