Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her gray fur in a flapper bob. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

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

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is lengthy. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Nelkin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Nelkin was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Azurite (8 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jet (120 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amber (120 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is typically in her Animal Trainer uniform, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Eloise hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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 Animal Trainer. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Eloise was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the west to a Cook, Rrath learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He struck the Cook job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Malachite (14 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Azurite (14 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Coral (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her silver hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Lidda's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mason born in the past three hundred years. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 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 (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.