Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. He wears his rusty crest down. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Apothecary business at a young age. Rathkran liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Rathkran never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a Cartwright first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Felosial lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the north. 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 46000 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'11". She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Zagga began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.