Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Balimaar was taken on many hunting expeditions. His first spouse was a Carter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Gold music box (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Lance was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Anthony's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this western man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 8000 cp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Iolite (70 gp).