Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Carrie speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 190 pp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is black and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a white coat with green slacks. His brown hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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 father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1200 pp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears just a red suit. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tharivol embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. Tharivol enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 140 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).