Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He tends to wear a large black jacket. His golden hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raymond was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Silver pearl (150 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bellfounder. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bellfounder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bellfounder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his brown hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Actor born in the past three hundred years. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Alex was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Justin was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).