Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Stableman uniform. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He has dark red hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Sailor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30000 cp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Mayor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mayor. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.