Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a violet shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Jet (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears professional attire. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: He wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Soveliss alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his golden hair up. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eiravel hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.