Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, marred by sweets. His hair is white and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Howard studied abroad. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is blue and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 Tiefling in existence. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and carries scythes. His brass crest is thinning but still full. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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. Vrondiss fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1300 pp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He takes great joy in being the best Sage in town.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.