Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black shirt, with a pastel mid length shorts with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has no crest. His red eyes dart from person to person.

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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 900 pp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Whurbin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Crown-heir job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 pp. Zircon (70 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear blue tank tops with brown pants. His white hair is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf, and she perpetually has her bow ready. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available she will default to her mace. Her cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 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: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She wears a black vest and prefers white and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her crest is copper and curly. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 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 (10 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).