Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears skinny pants and wears a black and red robe with the hood down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Theren was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Coral (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 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.