Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Jet (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A freak accident while working with her Doctor mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Terse, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Amber (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. With bright silver hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Amber (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Rose (80 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.

Description: This northern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). White opal (800 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 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.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, yellow shirt, and black tie. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Duvamil hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 800 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His copper crest is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ghesh embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ghesh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Ghesh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.