Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 pp. Iolite (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His red hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Erevan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erevan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Arannis was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Arannis's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Arannis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 pp.