Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Gruk was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gruk's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Yurk is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Ruler, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Ruler, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 3'11" eastern man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

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. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an entirely yellow suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has green eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To end his boredom; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.