Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 18000 cp. Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear flannel. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a Slave Trader soon after.

Motivation: He is greedy; and balancing his hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Rich, Job, In love, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear flannel. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the west to a Herbalist, Chad learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'2" western man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fortune-teller; and he's in love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 200 gp.