Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 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.