Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and tan tie. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Melech was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Carter who has hired her part-time. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carter business.

History: Born in the south to a Carter, Fragrant learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She struck the Carter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Jeweler.

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. He has silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. After a long history of fighting, Fragrant and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on his belt. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. The war was a terrible time for him, and Therai does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jet (150 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Jet (40 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Amber (40 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Sard (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.