Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Jade (130 gp). Black opal (1500 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'2". He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and his gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. His hair is blonde and curly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Debt, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A 6'0" western woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears her red fur down. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sweet fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is well kept. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 16000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'3". He is typically in his Ruler uniform. He has golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.