Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has wavy golden hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age his father died while driving off some orcs. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in monstrous two handed axe use. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 210 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp).

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has slicked back blonde hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Valanthe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and tan pants. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2400 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her white crest is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Farideh grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Farideh. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp.