Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Raer was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Navigator. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He usually wears his tan robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a great chef.

History: Thamior was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Thamior was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thamior decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thamior fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jade (120 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a fancy black suit. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.