Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cook. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tan trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His first spouse was a Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Thamior is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Thamior hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He married young, but lost his spouse to goblins. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Thamior was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 pp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.