Description: He is lean but muscular and wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (600 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'7" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a large violet jacket. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top violet hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.