Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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 has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Bertram was born with his mother's beautiful face. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Eva enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Eva was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 Dilettante. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.