Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears a fancy yellow suit. He has moderate length golden hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 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 late middle aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

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 vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Dynamic enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Dynamic was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Dynamic liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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. Mozikth was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Laborer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Canary diamond (3000 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 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: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and carries tridents. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 9. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raam was born with his father's beautiful face. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Major magic item.