Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Brewer, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3200 gp. Jade (110 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He takes great joy in being the best Carter in town.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His hair is short and chestnut. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. His copper crest is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Guard does. He has wavy copper crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 pp.