Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. With wild blonde 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 is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Mella was taken on many hunting expeditions. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, tan shirt, and white tie. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Rose (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jet (110 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Sard (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern woman wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length brown hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Spy profession.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She struck the Blacksmith job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Azgrom was born with his father's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 pp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a very tight haircut. She has green eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mason. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's in love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. She has styled her gold crest well, parting it to the left. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She struck the Barkeep job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Jet (50 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Jade (50 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp).