Description: An older woman who wears a worn and beaten armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her first spouse was a Marshal, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mason and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jade (70 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Military, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Erdan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Zepar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 12000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 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 (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Guard mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp).