Description: This man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is white and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 north. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Sard (40 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses like a well dressed Knight does. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp).