Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

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: The child of a Mayor, who enjoyed hunting, Kyle was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Kyle 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: Attractive, Nature, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple green robe with white stripes complete with hood. His tied-back hair is auburn. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Manfred learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Scribe and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Scribe for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is short and black. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Being a Miller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.