Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear flannel. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Onyx (80 gp). Jade (130 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Jet (130 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He uses divination through singing.

History: Laucian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 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.