Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his mace with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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 tends to wear a large black jacket. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Naeris will drive conversation. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He has worked as a Mayor like his father before him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 pp. Peridot (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.