Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. His hair is black and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is physically well-built. He wears his white hair down. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 sp. Sard (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a red armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He has moderate length red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Malachite (7 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).