Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the north. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (160 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a red costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Herbalist born in the past three hundred years. Beiro enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Beiro was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tattered old clothes. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: Pikar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Eye agate (8 gp). 5 Acid flasks.