Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. He has wavy blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the east. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 900 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has silver hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a Spy first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. When Laucian reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1400 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.