Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and kukris. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: Manfred was born with his father's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Miner father left him crippled. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he likes to wear black tank tops with brown pants. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Alexandre speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is golden and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Jeweler business.

History: He was born in the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).