Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a black suit. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a white costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Jocelyn 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Herbalist. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Expand his business; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.