Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sage. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Thamior was born with his father's beautiful face. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner, and carries tridents. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Baker. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 30000 cp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She dresses like a well dressed Glassblower does. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 4'8" western man, he wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 Soapmaker. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (140 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Heward is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A freak accident while working with his Courier mother left him crippled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown hair is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. 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 south. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.