Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Erky speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear blue tank tops with brown pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 220 pp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished hammer as well. His purple hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Raer's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Raer abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. He has chestnut hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shoemaker who has hired him part-time. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1100 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Jade (50 gp).