Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His rusty crest is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Shedinn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Merchant. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has green eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Soapmaker. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has worked as a Soapmaker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'5" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Theirastra was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Theirastra decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Theirastra managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His tied-back hair is silver. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Tanner born in the past three hundred years. He is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Diggory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Glassblower, but he was a colossal failure. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Diggory never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His fur is white and curly. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rimple embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Anastrianna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anastrianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.