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. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Himo took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by 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: Lone lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has styled his black fur well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: She was born in the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Barber mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is red and curly. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is singed and shortened. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Oren alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1800 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fancy black suit. His crest is scarlet and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Dadalan hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.