Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his white hair up. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the east to a Farmer, Sammal learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kiirith does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Kiirith was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is short and white. He has hazel eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Blacksmith. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his red fur well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Hunter 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. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).