Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His scarlet crest is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Map Maker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nithther studied abroad. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Average lock. 1 Silk rope. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has wavy white hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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 daughter.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Uthemar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Oblar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Oblar took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver crest is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Pearl hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Miner, but she got bored and became a Layabout. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with green slacks. His white hair is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: He was born into a rich family. Jebeddo was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mason. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. The war was a terrible time for her, and Verna does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a Masseuse, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red fur. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a hunchback. Her red fur is braided into rings. She has green 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 is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Tree was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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: She is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 150 pp. Banded agate (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his black hair down. His white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Coral (100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp).