Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his red hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Bellfounder, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 12000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His crest is silver and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miller responsibilities is difficult; and to be a slave trader again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). Jet (110 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sark was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his golden hair up. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: Born to a Gardener, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and elven compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Duvamil was born the youngest of three triplets. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Duvamil never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.