Description: This man is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. 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: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Fivin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Fivin 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Vanuath was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jet (140 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.