Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a black vest and prefers green and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Markosian learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her first spouse was a Assassin, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'11" and is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Miner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is content; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: This woman is typically in her Stylist uniform. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Stylist but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She struck the Stylist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears green trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His crest is brass and curly. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Baradad lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Red garnet (130 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Jet (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Megged was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 pp. Black opal (1400 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (150 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Amber (150 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His beige fur is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, River embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, River and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1500 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.