Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has wavy silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Carrie was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Amber (130 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are green.

Personality: Aelar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is content; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gifted student he started as a Barrister, but he got bored and became a Shoemaker. After a long history of fighting, Traki and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Coral (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shield, just in case. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He got into the Glassblower business at a young age. 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 achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 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.