Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Vanuath hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Persistence, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2600 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he usually wears his tan robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: An older man who sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. 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: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hadarai has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hadarai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2100 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky violet painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aust is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 sp. Iolite (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).