Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, red cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Sard (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Coral (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). White opal (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amethyst (120 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: She wears a simple yellow robe with white stripes complete with hood. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her tied-back hair is silver. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'7" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Mijira is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Mijira took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy bronze crest. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. He has no crest. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He uses divination through singing.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is content

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue diamond (5000 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Jasper (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: A 4'11" northern woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her white hair is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1200 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quick grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 pp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jade (160 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Emerald (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.