Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a large pastel jacket, and is pretty ugly. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Masseuse business.

History: Conrad lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has blonde hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: John is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Oriel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears silk and lounges about seductively, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is short and silver. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sculptor for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).