Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his black hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to be a spice merchant again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Jocelyn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 5000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).