Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is short and black. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Korfel 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 Korfel. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this western man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 310 pp. Brown diamond (4000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Coral (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Being a Roofer 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Coral (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.