Description: He wears a yellow vest and prefers green and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the east to a Merchant, Azaki learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jet (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear flannel. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 pp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.