Description: He dresses like a well dressed Performer does. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Coral (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this western man likes to wear brown tank tops with tan pants. His black hair is lengthy. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 14. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Jet (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aelar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.