Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His silver crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Coral (150 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Amber (150 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Amber (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Amber (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Jade (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears bulky green painted plate armor. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Map Maker, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 16000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver ewer (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She got into the Bowyer business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Bowyer and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Jade (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).