Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He has wavy red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Rurik never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of a Miner, who enjoyed hunting, Joser was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jet (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Dench is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Dench hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Malachite (15 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy black dress. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her copper crest up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Melissa was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Melissa's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (70 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tailor and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He has worked as a Painter like his mother before him.

Motivation: Revenge; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.