Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thomas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Thomas was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 pp. Moss agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Jade (120 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Amber (120 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Watson was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 12000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Coral (50 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Malachite (6 gp).

Description: A 4'10" western man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is white and curly. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gennal was born with his father's beautiful face. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Qualen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the north. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Gorga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.