Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. Her hair is short and red. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Arara enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1200 sp. Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Gomory hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Gomory's homeland. Gomory decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gomory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 240 pp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has rusty crest. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and carries shortspears. Her white fur is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sun was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has moderate length golden hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Frederick speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is short and auburn. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 Guard. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 35000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2600 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He very much looks the part of a Bowyer. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Bowyer. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).