Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born several months after his father 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.

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

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'2" western man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and nunchakus. His red hair is still thick. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Suhnae began to lead the lost caravan. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). White opal (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dreali will drive conversation. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Dreali was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 13000 sp. Black opal (1100 gp). Coral (150 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).