Description: This tall, slender man wears a yellow shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and blue pants. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Gerald is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2100 sp. White pearl (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, In love, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 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 brown lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a tan scarf. He wears his golden hair down. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Herbalist who has hired him part-time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (80 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is an amazing painter.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Gardener job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp.