Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: Varis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Barkeep for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Assassin but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raer was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses like a well dressed Miner does. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to be a banker again

Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 180 pp. Jet (100 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: A 5'5" southern man, he wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.