Description: He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. 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 Merchant. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Coral (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a blue small hat and blue clothes. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in a small plains village. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 sp. Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Berrian began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 pp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Amber (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Adran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Adran 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 Adran. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).