Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. He has wavy red hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Coral (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Heian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gennal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His white hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.