Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He is typically in his Gardener uniform. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Roger is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 Gardener. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Moss agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a grey vest and prefers violet and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is blonde and curly. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cecily hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Glassblower and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Eye agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jet (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His bronze crest is lengthy. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Amber (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Himo grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Quick is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Performer, Quick learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Performer. He's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jet (40 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Amber (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.