Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His druidic 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a trident on his belt. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears just a green suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Thomas has worked very hard to control his curse. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Spyglass.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and violet pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. 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 in the south. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His white hair is still thick. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

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. Alexandre 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 in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Jet (140 gp).