Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses like a well dressed Merchant does, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Moss agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern woman is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. This yellow eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'8". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. His red fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Cloak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Cloak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 pp. White pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Rose (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Sard (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears just a tan suit. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ahvain grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She sports brown long hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Felosial hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Dilettante. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the left. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Baradad is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Baradad hails from a village terrorized by giants. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).