Description: This man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal (1200 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (12 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Amber (110 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears black trousers with white and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair is cut short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a warhammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a blue vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His first spouse was a Weaver, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver ewer (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She uses divination through singing.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. 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: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With wild auburn hair. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Ellyjoybell was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver ewer (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west to a Animal Trainer, Nelkin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).