Description: This late middle aged man wears a grey Stetson hat and grey clothes and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Engraver but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: A 4'11" eastern man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the east to a Slave Trader, Efferil learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Efferil has worked very hard to control his curse. He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: An older man who wears bulky green painted plate armor, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy red hair. He has gray eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 pp. Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.