Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eldon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. A freak accident while working with his Bather mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Weaver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Weaver again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and tan tie, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His hair is chestnut and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 uses divination through singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp).

Description: She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Ilde took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Coral (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Alexandrite (900 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.

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He plays an instrument quite well.

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Red spinel (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His tied-back hair is golden. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1300 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.