Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise gray.

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 a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Simon was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Tailor like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white vest and prefers blue and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, William took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, William and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. 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 Courier. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).