Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'3" and wears a simple red robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gilbert hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Red garnet (100 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.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large brown jacket. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Seven was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Black star sapphire (400 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: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is singed and shortened. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 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 (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her crest is scarlet and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Jaxi lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rose (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jade (50 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jade (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it and is in decent physical shape. He has silver hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spy they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Painter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Jasper (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).