Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Peridot (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: This man wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his silver hair up. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Thervan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and balancing his hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Galinndan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jet (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp).