Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the east to a Interpreter, Chem 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 Interpreter. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a blue coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60000 cp. Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He has wavy golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Henry speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She usually wears her black robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Carpenter profession.

History: Tippletoe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 160 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Sensitive, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown fur, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Cask is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.