Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Zanna hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He keeps his silver crest in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Heskan was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Tanner. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Tanner, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: This western man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great joy in being the best Slave Trader in town.

History: Kody was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 Slave Trader. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears long strands of amber and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Coral (150 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. He wears his red crest up. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Azzakh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her brass crest is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).