Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has a crush on the local ruler

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Scribe who has hired him part-time. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a crush on the local servant

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Rose (40 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. His hair is silver and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. After a long history of fighting, Uthemar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.