Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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 retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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 wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 230 pp. Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and morningstars. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a blue tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is brown and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Quarion was taken on many hunting expeditions. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 pp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Rolen 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. Rolen 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. After months of barely getting by, Rolen managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 16000 sp. Amethyst (120 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp).