Description: He wears a fancy blue suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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 family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Carnelian (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rose (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Thervan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Armorer soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Naeris is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1300 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'7" western man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. 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 is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Jet (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Rose (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.