Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has red hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Naal will drive conversation. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 Laborer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new laborer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 13000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear brown tank tops with yellow pants. His hair is red and curly. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Theren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is cut short. 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 is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (60 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear green tank tops with brown pants. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has amber eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bricklayer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (20 gp).