Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his blonde hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker violet hat.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. After coming to the age of reason, Caramip took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His crest is scarlet, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stableman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Rhogar was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. During his travels, Gargax and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Gargax discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Gargax fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.