Description: He stands about 6'0" and likes to wear black tank tops with brown pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Zûmug is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Menny hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Menny is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Knight father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 13000 gp. Jade (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 pp. Banded agate (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Jet (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Malachite (13 gp). White opal (800 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Theobald has worked very hard to control his curse. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). White opal (500 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).