Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 into a rich family. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple blue robe with yellow stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her green crest is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She takes great joy in being the best Banker in town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Doudra grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Banker. Being a Banker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1800 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has slicked back silver hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2300 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).