Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Soapmaker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered yellow hat.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born to a Layabout, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rose (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ubada was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a hunchback. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: This woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Nala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Jade (70 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).