Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the south to a Blacksmith, Vepar learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Vepar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She tends to her Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a Painter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Born in the south to a Bellfounder, Rurik learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Rurik abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bellfounder for hire.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". He wears a red shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and tan pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has green eyes and a red hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ortegar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Banded agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Coral (160 gp).