Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nicor's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nicor grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Beiro has worked very hard to control his curse. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Beiro never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Jade (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has purple hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker mother left him crippled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and wears just a brown suit. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Fisher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.