Description: He wears professional attire. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 9000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a black and tan robe with the hood down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His hair is short and black. His ears are large.

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. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Amber (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has wavy black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Ovak learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Map Maker, but she got bored and became a Dyer. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy blue hair. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Astaro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Astaro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Painter. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Jet (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 11000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Iolite (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses like a well dressed Tanner does. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Justin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Justin hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jet (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a violet and blue robe with the hood down, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 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 (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Major magic item.