Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Zaffrab enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gargax was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'6" and very much looks the part of a Seamstress. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 19. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Seamstress and found it very stressful. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3200 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.