Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and pastel tie, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Veit's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 9000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 5. 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 kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 Masseuse. He has worked as a Masseuse like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She uses divination through singing.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Tawar has worked very hard to control her curse. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear tan tank tops with violet pants. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is an amazing painter.

History: Arannis was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jet (160 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Jet (160 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Torbera was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Onyx (30 gp). White opal (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Leshanna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with her Soapmaker mother left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.