Description: A 4'10" eastern man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: He was born in the east. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Coral (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Amber (90 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Berrian will drive conversation. 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, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Berrian was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Knight. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His black hair is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Aerdeth hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Soveliss was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Marshal, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Marshal and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rose (30 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.