Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Weaver, but he was a colossal failure. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jacoba grew up listening to her father's many stories. Jacoba liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.