Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and expand his business

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'10". He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has wavy brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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: Further expansion of business; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 310 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Bellfounder uniform. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Sorath 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 Sorath. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Curran hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Servant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 gp.