Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. Gennal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Barkeep for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Arannis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Arannis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 220 pp. Red spinel (80 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His tied-back hair is auburn. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nutae 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 Nutae. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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 is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dayereth studied abroad. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.