Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jet (80 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he usually wears his blue robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Naeris took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear brown tank tops with violet pants. His tied-back hair is white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Banker 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 wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this man wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and grey pants. His red hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an entirely yellow suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

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. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 130 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.