Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rose (30 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Jade (90 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1300 pp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Jade (100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Amber (100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His golden hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 pp. Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 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: He usually wears his white robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Darrow is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Tawar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Malachite (5 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She very much looks the part of a Marshal. She has silver hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a Scribe, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 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 tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His fur is red and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 in the north to a Barber, Cloak learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).