Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'11" and wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, marred by chocolates. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and carries sickles. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Aust hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Aust alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).