Description: This northern man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and silver. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is red. 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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has a crush on the local navigator

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and green robe with the hood down. He is physically well-built. He has wavy red hair. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ûggû was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. His crest is silver and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).