Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, marred by teas. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nicholas will drive conversation. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has no crest. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Sailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Sailor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Jet (70 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His auburn hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Frouse wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Frouse is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Frouse was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Glassblower. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Glassblower, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Sard (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jade (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears just a black suit. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 Layabout. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is typically in her Fletcher uniform. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Fletcher. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 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.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 15000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Major magic item.