Description: This tall, slender man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Miner. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: Quarion is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Quarion was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Adventurer. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a hunchback. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He wears an eyepatch.

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. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).