Description: A 5'3" northern man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Peren reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is a Stableman first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 4'7" western man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His white hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Actor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His tied-back hair is white. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Beiro enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beiro grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.