Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has no hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. 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 Bather. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on her left side and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After a long history of fighting, Marastyr and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a red shirt, with a violet mid length skirt with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears her golden hair up. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Peridot (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.