Description: He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Gifted from a young age, Faran studied abroad. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars, and carries warhammers. He wears his chestnut hair down. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Iados is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Malachite (16 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jade (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 pp. Eye agate (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by chocolates. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Sumnes was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Fargrim was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Jet (150 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Coral (150 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Jade (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

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 silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Gardener. He has achieved small success as a Gardener.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Dell was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp).