Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Heian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jade (100 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Amber (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she usually wears her brown robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Rosamund wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Brewer and found it very stressful. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Rosamund was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Ghaliver was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1200 pp. Obsidian (6 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 pp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a brown suit. He is physically well-built. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Elaim hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 pp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 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: She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue 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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Mumpena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She struck the Engraver job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Alston lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 east. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 9000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.