Description: This man wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is typically in his Animal Trainer uniform. He has moderate length white hair. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He struck the Animal Trainer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 pp. Amber (110 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. Her beige fur is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gale embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She keeps her long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Detective. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Citrine (30 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Coral (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Vani is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 9000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with grey slacks. He has no fur. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 pp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).