Description: This malnourished man wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Rolen was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Ruler. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and doesn't want to be a ruler and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 15000 sp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Coral (160 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: Barakas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Laborer, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He tends to his Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Pijjirik was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Locksmith. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a large grey jacket. His purple hair is knotted and matted. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 sp.