Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Architect, but he got bored and became a Herbalist. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times and is in decent physical shape. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

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. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, River managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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 seeks redemption

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a red collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and violet handkerchief worn on his left side, marred by sweets. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 pp. Iolite (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 90 gp.