Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white crest is knotted and matted. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Knight, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 Sage. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 sp. Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His silver hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Rolf speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Rolf lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. He has no fur. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.