Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. His red hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He got into the Armorer business at a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He tends to his Armorer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a violet scarf. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Kyle was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Full Plate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is brown and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).