Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Himo was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Himo decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Marshal. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Nim was born with his father's beautiful face. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Marshal work with an outfit from a few towns over. Marshal work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Laucian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Laucian took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Brewer. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Emerald (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.