Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. 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, Riardon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to protect his home

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull black iron scale mail. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

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 obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 90 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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, Rolen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Rolen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Jeweler. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'9", this man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

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. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tattered old clothes. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.