Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Balimaar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 pp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a Sailor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by giants. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Jet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is typically in his Soapmaker uniform. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a great chef.

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 was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: A 5'3" eastern man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His silver hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is an amazing painter.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.