Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ûshgol was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ûshgol decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has wavy golden hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a red tunic with grey highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Therai 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 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).