Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His hair is auburn and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Moss agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Naill was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Soveliss hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by teas. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Server. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).