Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length white hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Mantus speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her hair is silver and curly. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Sard (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She keeps her long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a Cook first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Bernard was born with his father's beautiful face. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Zircon (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He wears his yellow fur down. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

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. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 pp. Zircon (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished spear as well. His hair is chestnut and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).