Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, and is pretty ugly. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Heward was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Merchant. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (70 gp). White opal (700 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Charles was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 11000 cp. Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is chestnut and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Heward is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Heward hails from a village terrorized by orcs. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 17000 cp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a yellow broad hat and yellow clothes, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He got into the Seamstress business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 pp.