Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 sp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: This man usually wears his tan robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. 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: Money/treasure; and elven compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. Hematite (12 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple brown robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His brown hair is braided into rings. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He refers to his adoptive father 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: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Locksmith father left him crippled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He stands about 4'9" and is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

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 fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: The child of a Shoemaker, who enjoyed hunting, Ahvain was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shoemaker; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 8000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a fancy tan suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). White opal (800 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.