Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Traki studied abroad. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Jet (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 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: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has worked as a Crown-heir like her father before her.

Motivation: She is content; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. White opal (1300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She prefers to wear flannel, marred by beers. She wears her golden hair down. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a Architect first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Morana was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student she started as a Bowyer, but she got bored and became a Architect. She tends to her Architect job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bricklayer business.

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. 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 Bricklayer. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.