Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy green suit. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Cory was born with his mother's beautiful face. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull black iron scale mail. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has moderate length golden hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Peter was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 north. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Gerald liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Forgetful, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Lance is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.