Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Nim was born in the north. 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 has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: In love, Job, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Peridot (80 gp). White opal (1600 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.