Description: He dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is auburn and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is auburn and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has worked as a Locksmith like his mother before him.

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

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it, marred by chocolates. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Frederick's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Frederick has worked very hard to control his curse. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Jade (90 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the north to a Banker, Erias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Banker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 14000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She 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, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. She has worked as a Sage like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 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.