Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 pp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Coral (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jade (120 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His head has been shaved. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. A true patriot, Aelar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.