Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His hair is white and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is cut short. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Thea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Thea was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Thea's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tailor. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Bertram reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tailor.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 3'1" and is dressed in an above average manner. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, he is not a threatening figure. His long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. Banded agate (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 48000 sp.

Description: A 5'9" eastern woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

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. Tomph abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Hirrathak is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tree embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Tree and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.