Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his white robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Joser was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 15th 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 village for his children.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 120 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Merchant business.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. 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: Gimgen was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Rogue, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a Sage first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with grey slacks. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 sp.