Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His tied-back hair is blonde. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Healer. 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: Gifted from a young age, Uthemar studied abroad. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1500 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is short and chestnut. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Erdan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Erdan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1900 gp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3100 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.