Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lamlis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Blue sapphire (500 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His hair is blonde and curly. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Traki lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Thervan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thervan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thervan. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp).