Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Berrian was born the youngest of three triplets. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and someone believes him a fraud

Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family, Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned male does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His gold crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Zedaar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Zedaar was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bowyer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 350 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has styled his yellow fur well, parting it to the left. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He got into the Tanner business at a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Fargas studied abroad. 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 Guard. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30000 cp.