Description: He is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Takra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Takra and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears dull green sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has wavy brown hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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 mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Bidreked took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

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 adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit 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 keeps her orange fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Gale lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.