Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired him part-time. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. 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: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tan costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel 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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Coral (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Amber (110 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The war was a terrible time for him, and Jebeddo does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Jebeddo has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 pp. Amber (110 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Sard (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Zepar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 12000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Guard mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp).