Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear white tank tops with violet pants. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bucklal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. After a long history of fighting, Bucklal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amber (70 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is greedy; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes, and carries daggers. He has moderate length red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his father struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. He tends to his Unemployed job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is typically in her Bellfounder uniform. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a Brewer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rose (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Amber (140 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Amber (140 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has wavy red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Gynk has worked very hard to control her curse. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1900 pp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Amber (70 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is typically in her Adventurer uniform. She has wavy golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Adventurer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Jeweler, but she got bored and became a Adventurer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Citrine (40 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.