Description: A middle-aged man, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his dark red hair in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on his torso, and carries whips. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'8" and wears a brown costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears just a brown suit. His brown hair is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Baern 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 Spice Merchant. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 pp. Azurite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of morningstars, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Pelt lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pelt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has styled his yellow fur well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 30. 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 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp).