Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Nutae began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has worked as a Guard like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Thervan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 180 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Nutae was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1500 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp).