Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 pp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a Barrister first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a pastel vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.