Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a very tight haircut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 180 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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 share knowledge with the world; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Sard (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. She has green eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the north to a Sellsword, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.