Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered goblins who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's in love; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Hupe hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green vest and prefers brown and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Kite was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Kite was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Carpenter. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 16000 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 100 gp.