Description: An older man who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, he is not a threatening figure. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Qualen is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After months of barely getting by, Qualen managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His green crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Locksmith business.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Locksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and carries daggers. He keeps his white fur in a flapper bob. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Apothecary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp. Amber (70 gp).