Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 Merchant. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length black fur. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has wavy golden hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy; and revenge

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Xappan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Xappan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Xappan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. His hair is white and curly. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Priest born in the past three hundred years. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 50 pp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.