Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a yellow vest and prefers black and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His tied-back hair is brown. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He has shaved his head bald. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His tied-back hair is brown. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Paelias 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: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He wears a black top hat and black clothes. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20000 sp. Onyx (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).