Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat and is in decent physical shape. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears just a blue suit. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is short and golden. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He tends to his Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 pp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amber (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is short and brown. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.