Description: An older man who wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has worked as a Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is golden and curly. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stylist. He tends to his Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local carter

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Korfel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and 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

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this southern man wears a brown coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He very much looks the part of a Mortician. He has brown hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Efferil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).