Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear flannel. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in an above average manner. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Spice Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Farideh was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jet (60 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Sard (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Azurite (13 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Amber (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Sard (80 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Jade (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Pallabar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length bronze crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1900 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.