Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Servant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a colorful flower in her white crest. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Jade (150 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple grey robe with green stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a great chef.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 34. 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. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Painter. He has worked as a Painter like his mother before him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 sp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barkeep who has hired her part-time. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born to a Mercenary, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp).