Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vassago was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 140 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Thamior hails from a village terrorized by drow. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Jet (100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. His red hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Dondon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: A 6'7" eastern man, he tends to wear a large pastel jacket. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He takes great joy in being the best Bather in town.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sage. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 17000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amber (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Coral (110 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Coral (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).