Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: Gifted from a young age, Srorthen studied abroad. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He very much looks the part of a Sage. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cimer is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the west to a Bather, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 pp.