Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 2 Acid flasks. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Interpreter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears bulky black painted plate armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Roger took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roger fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Ploughman who has hired him part-time. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: John 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. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp).