Description: This slender man stands about 3'0". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jade (100 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has moderate length white hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Nazû lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Addict, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Amber (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Pijjirik is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Server arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting goblins, the young Pijjirik began to lead the lost caravan. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.