Description: An older man who is wearing a long, tan cloak, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Vanuath's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Priest job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of amber and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Knight, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Rolen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 pp. Sard (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.