Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Roland learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Through the years after Roland was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Roland's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (60 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Backpack.

Description: A middle-aged man, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy chestnut hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 36000 sp. Zircon (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Charles never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp).