Description: An older man who is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and tan tie, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Bricklayer, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a bricklayer again

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Peren took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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 in a small island village. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a Mercenary, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Paelias was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Paelias's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Paelias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of a Servant, who enjoyed hunting, Azaki was taken on many hunting expeditions. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Azaki never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 19000 sp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp).