Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy black suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Heian is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Heian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 pp. Red spinel (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 pp. Azurite (7 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.