Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has wavy auburn hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears professional attire. His hair is brown and very short. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His crest is white and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quarethon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 3'1" northern woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Chenna hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears brown trousers with black and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her fur is gray and curly. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Jade was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. With wild golden hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Oriel hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She very much looks the part of a Sculptor. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on her left side. She has dyed her greying brown fur a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Tricking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tricking 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 Tricking. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 230 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.