Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down, marred by teas. His black hair is cut short. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in the north to a Locksmith, Laucian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a red and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is an epitome of beauty. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Herbalist profession.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Alexandrite (800 gp).