Description: He has a missing left leg. He is typically in his Merchant uniform. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

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

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Jade (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man usually wears his black robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Uthemar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism, Joker. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jet (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his blonde hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 53. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a red vest and prefers black and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Aust and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2700 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).