Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (9 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (50 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Vanuath wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Vanuath was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Onyx (20 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Amber (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black star sapphire (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.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a grey shirt, with a violet mid length shorts with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Adventurer. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He tends to his Adventurer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Coral (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is an amazing painter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Peren has worked very hard to control his curse. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Jade (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Jade (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. Her hair is short and black. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp).