Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His blue hair is braided into rings. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired him part-time. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a bow on his belt. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1400 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tan vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her golden hair is still thick. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mara embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 pp. Hematite (14 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Meriele was taken on many hunting expeditions. One day when Meriele was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Meriele was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Adventurer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries a battered scimitar and tarnished axe as well. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Vaina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Vaina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a Soapmaker soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.