Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 pp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sard (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Fortune-teller business.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Amber (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Jet (100 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a green suit. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Sage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver ewer (50 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of amber and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She became a Servant soon after.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 pp. Sard (30 gp). Jet (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is an amazing painter.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: To be a Architect again.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She has a hunchback. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is content; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).