Description: He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He is portly but not overly obese. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Architect work with an outfit from a few towns over. Architect work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1500 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp. Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting drow, the young Shag began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Chrysoprase (40 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Malachite (7 gp).