Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Randal was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 Scribe. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 200 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Sard (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Banker.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'10" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black opal (900 gp).