Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Elaim was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His orange fur is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Weaver but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 Weaver. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10000 sp. Obsidian (9 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and white pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Rose (70 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Amber (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Amber (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miller. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ar-Karo will drive conversation. He is an amazing painter.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy white hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Roywyn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Roywyn. After months of barely getting by, Roywyn 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: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stylist who has hired him part-time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.