Description: He is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Soapmaker. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). White opal (900 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Moss agate (6 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: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears white trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His fur is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. After a long history of fighting, Smoking and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Obsidian (7 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.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She wears her black crest up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rezena grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She struck the Bowyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Faral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Faral's homeland. Faral decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1100 pp. Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Coral (100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rose (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Tervaround was taken on many hunting expeditions. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

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 underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: The child of a Barrister, who enjoyed hunting, Clerebold was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 Laborer. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.