Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Himo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black opal (1300 gp).

Description: He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paelias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man wears just a yellow suit. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Apothecary, but he got bored and became a Locksmith. 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp).