Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears his white hair up. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Coral (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: This western man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 13000 sp. Red garnet (160 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Iolite (50 gp).