Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'5". He wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Sindri and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a large blue jacket, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gimgen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp.