Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. He has moderate length auburn hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the east. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 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.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears long strands of opal and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black opal (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Jade (50 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, black shirt, and white tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Adam was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jacinth (4000 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Mary enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quillathe speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Quillathe was born with her father's beautiful face. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She struck the Carpenter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: Avelina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 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.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Cumpen was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Jade (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Jet (150 gp).