Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Simon enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Simon was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

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 moderate length red hair. This white eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3200 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a pastel tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white fur is braided into rings. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2700 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Amber (40 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. One day when Eloise was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Eloise was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 cp.