Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Depressed. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great joy in being the best Junk Dealer in town.

History: He was born in a small forest village. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has achieved small success as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Ahvain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.