Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tharivol grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Tharivol was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tharivol decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

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

Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his white hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Sard (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.