Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 Mason. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears a grey coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Doctor profession.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Crown-heir. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's in love; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Peren 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. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.