Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is a Mason first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She takes great joy in being the best Mason in town.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Varis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are silver and beady.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He got into the Interpreter business at a young age. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has green eyes and a violet hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her rusty crest is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Blendaeth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 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 (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.