Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2400 sp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: This man dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Theobald lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This man wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Azurite (16 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, red shirt, and black tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3 Smokesticks. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, grey shirt, and pastel tie. He has a hunchback. His white hair is long and unkept. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 Laborer. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60000 cp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.