Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, brown cloak, and is pretty ugly. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Jeweler profession.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dayereth will drive conversation. The war was a terrible time for him, and Dayereth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has moderate length silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Aelar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1400 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born into a rich family. Through the years after Naeris was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Naeris's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Naeris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.