Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a blue suit. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Cory lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cory was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Apothecary. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is content; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Aldous enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Baker. He's also a talented Adventurer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'9" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is still thick. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Healer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her childhood dream was to be a Courier, but she was a colossal failure. 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: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp).