Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his brass crest up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 23000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Amber (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Servant uniform, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Servant like his father before him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His beige fur is still thick. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Smoking was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Emerald (1000 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 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: 6'5" and muscular, this southern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Amber (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Avice studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (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.