Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nim 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 Nim. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a grey shirt with thin red vertical stripes and grey pants. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has auburn hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. 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: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3100 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.