Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, marred by chocolates. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His crest is brass and curly. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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 mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a tan scarf. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Detective. Emerald enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Server father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. A gifted student he started as a Marshal, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Burto fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky blue painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His fur is red and curly. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Doctor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sun was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Doctor. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: This man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Raymond grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Raymond. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Arjhan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She worked as a nervous Tanner and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 380 gp.