Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 40. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He tends to wear a large black jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He uses divination through singing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Layabout, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

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

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Healer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bather, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Banker who has hired him part-time. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His silver hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in the east. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black opal (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.