Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. He has silver hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a green shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and green pants. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west to a Guard, Tharivol learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Nim was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Paelias was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Paelias decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Berrian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Sard (40 gp). Amber (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.