Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is an epitome of beauty. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has red hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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 Jeweler. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is still thick. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Marshal, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull green iron scale mail. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has blue eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.