Description: This late middle aged woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She worked as a nervous Scribe and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Scribe like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Black opal (1400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and pastel pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished shield as well. He keeps his long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Direcris never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 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.

Description: 4'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Helja will drive conversation. She takes great joy in being the best Engraver in town.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Engraver. She has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 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 (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'1" and is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Assassin again; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 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 is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student she started as a Junk Dealer, but she got bored and became a Map Maker. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Rose (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: She wears a green feathered hat and green clothes. Her silver crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. She became a Bowyer soon after.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 pp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.