Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'3" and dresses like a well dressed Guard does. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Jak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Jeweler, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 7000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 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 (80 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At a young age her father died while driving off some brigands. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greataxe use. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Rose (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Coral (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 24. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Krimmon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Krimmon was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fisher. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Rose (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). White opal (400 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue diamond (5000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jet (110 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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. Chenna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.