Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His first spouse was a Fisher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cook and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. He struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.