Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His hair is short and auburn. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is an amazing painter.

History: Kipper hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Architect profession.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He has a hunchback. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Guard, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Barrister, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: A 5'8" northern man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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 born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man wears blue trousers with white and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is still thick. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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 born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sculptor responsibilities is difficult; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Amber (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Norman was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has taken up work as a Weaver and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He keeps his long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is an amazing painter.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.