Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a simple brown robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Riardon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Carrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Carrie alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 sp. Eye agate (16 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 gp. Sard (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears dull blue sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a Mayor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Fivin was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Fivin decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Weaver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 pp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Emerald (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Thervan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.