Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Soveliss was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 pp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).