Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black fur. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Quick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Erdan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Erdan was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 240 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Warryn embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man wears a fancy grey suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

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 is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).