Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. He has shaved his head bald. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Barkeep, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 pp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished whip as well. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Berrian was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Berrian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 8000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Efferil was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 15000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Being a Brewer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Pearl enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Pearl was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Andram has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.