Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Laucian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Laucian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Navigator like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.