Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, white shirt, and brown tie. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the south to a Jeweler, Mindartis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Coral (140 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Sard (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Quarion was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarion fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Coral (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses like a well dressed Jeweler does. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. He became a Jeweler soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rose (20 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.