Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case, marred by teas. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears a grey shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His blonde hair is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shipwright. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. John was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Eye agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: Miles lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a great chef.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His childhood dream was to be a Bricklayer, but he was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Percival fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is chestnut and very short. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Manfred was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spy. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.