Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller, and is pretty ugly. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With bright white hair. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Rosamund is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born in the west. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1100 pp. Obsidian (13 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jet (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Mortician does. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Engraver profession.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 pp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries a battered lance and tarnished shield as well. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 pp. Obsidian (12 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). White opal (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Amber (150 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Coral (150 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Amber (150 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He uses divination through singing.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her blonde hair up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Emerald (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is physically well-built. He has brown hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. After a long history of fighting, Cressel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.