Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jade (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Masseuse, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His brown hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 struck the Barkeep job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tan tunic with blue highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a very tight haircut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 42000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Merihim hails from a village terrorized by giants. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. His crest is white and very short. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Baradad's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student he started as a Engraver, but he got bored and became a Knight. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gifted student she started as a Knight, but she got bored and became a Banker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is lengthy. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 13. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp.