Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. A freak accident while working with his Dilettante mother left him crippled. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Tharivol was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. Halimath was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Jeweler. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Himo's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 gp. White opal (700 gp).