Description: This malnourished woman wears green trousers with blue and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (20 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the west to a Herbalist, Avelina learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Eye agate (8 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Black pearl (200 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. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Gerard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp.