Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Jeweler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dench studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has wavy blonde hair. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2300 sp. Azurite (14 gp). Zircon (80 gp). White pearl (130 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His fur is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Art enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 pp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Ur-Lisak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. 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 north. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.