Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cook business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Vanuath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man wears long strands of sapphire and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His tied-back hair is brown. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He takes great joy in being the best Navigator in town.

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. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Deep green spinel (120 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple blue robe with white stripes complete with hood. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Halimath was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Sard (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his chestnut hair down. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3100 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).