Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the north. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Fortune-teller and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.