Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of opal and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a white shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. She tends to her Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His hair is silver and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).