Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Onyx (40 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gerard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 13000 cp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gerald never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 sp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. The war was a terrible time for him, and Patrick does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.