Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1400 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and blue pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. With bright black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Eridred has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His hair is brown and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 16th 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 built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Average lock.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a bookbinder again

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 48000 sp. Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.