Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 18000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and is typically in his Shoemaker uniform. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is golden. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in the south to a Shoemaker, Robert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

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

Possessions: 600 pp. Jet (160 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This northern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Olunt studied abroad. Olunt was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Mason. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on his left side, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Theriatis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is portly but not overly obese. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Bryseis is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bryseis was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 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 (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'1" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Kildrak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Kildrak was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.