Description: A middle-aged woman, she is typically in her Cook uniform, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: He wears black trousers with green and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is physically well-built. He keeps his white crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Sage, his father struggled to pay the bills. Trynnicus was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bather. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She wears a colorful flower in her red fur. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a Mason first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small violet hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Phann was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'11". She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. She keeps her brown fur in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tricking was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and tan pants. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Jeweler who has hired her part-time. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Manea is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Detective uniform. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his silver hair up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Robert wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Junk Dealer profession.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp.