Description: He has a missing right arm. He tends to wear a large white jacket. He wears his auburn hair down. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Howard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, and carries clubs. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Sard (50 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Coral (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a grey Stetson hat and grey clothes. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born in a small island village. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of emerald and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is still thick. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.