Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Thiala was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Scribe. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bather. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Mindartis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Painter does. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Painter. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Stacee was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Debt, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.