Description: A 5'2" western man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Richard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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 on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 38000 sp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his auburn hair up. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 Cartwright. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp).

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ruler business.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 sp.