Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is short and silver. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vanuath 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 Vanuath. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man likes to wear pastel tank tops with blue pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Lucan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is black and very short. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Aelar took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sickle and armor he uses now. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).