Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes and is in decent physical shape. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local assassin

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Soapmaker born in the past three hundred years. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has red hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has shaved her head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born in a small plains village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Namfoodle never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: In love, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. She has moderate length red fur. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 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 (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Ella took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.