Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is cut close to his head. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Bertram speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Expand his business; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Birel was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Marshal. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Birel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moss agate (6 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. 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 resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amber (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Sard (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Sard (80 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Baker born in the past three hundred years. He takes great joy in being the best Baker in town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He struck the Baker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against brigands

Bonds: Job, Military, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has white eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a fancy brown suit. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Bertram was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Scribe job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jade (140 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.