Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Erdan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. Being a Marshal kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; 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: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 pp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).