Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and red handkerchief worn on his right side. He has wavy scarlet crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Kriv is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Kriv lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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 was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. After months of barely getting by, Frederick 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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Oren was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Oren's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Oren was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His bronze crest is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Tarhun wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp).