Description: This southern man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Ahvain was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spice Merchant. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Arannis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. A true patriot, Nim would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.