Description: An older man who wears a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Carter father left him crippled. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Emerald (1400 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brown hair is lengthy. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Arannis was born with his father's beautiful face. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his mother before him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Amethyst (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jet (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his white hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).