Description: An older man who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. His tied-back hair is silver. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2400 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by giants. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Naeris hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.