Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hupe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thamuz will drive conversation. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Thamuz never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has wavy rusty crest. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a Sage first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 380 gp.