Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Jet (110 gp). White opal (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 170 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man usually wears his blue robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Ivellios is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Ivellios was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Varis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man usually wears his green robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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 accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.