Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has slicked back blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Alice is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 sp. Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: He wears a green tunic with blue highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Bellfounder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Joan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.