Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. She wears her black fur up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Miner. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Spring fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Banded agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Sard (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Hoshû was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Armorer. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rose (20 gp). Amber (130 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His black hair is knotted and matted. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Astar was born with his mother's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Jet (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. His rusty crest is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Donaar took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Jet (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jade (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jade (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Jade (80 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Banded agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has wavy chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Soapmaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Soapmaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Soapmaker soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 pp. A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a pastel collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has worked as a Stableman like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 pp. Eye agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rose (20 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue quartz (4 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. 1 Minor magic item.