Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. 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 born into a rich family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 pp. Carnelian (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.