Description: This northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is singed and shortened. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She got into the Bowyer business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is typically in her Shoemaker uniform. She has wavy brown hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Efferil took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 pp.