Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Peren is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 12000 sp. A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hadarai grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hadarai. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Banker again; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. 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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 pp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 pp. Hematite (9 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.