Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alston was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Jade (130 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Sard (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: She wears white trousers with grey and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Oriel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Herbalist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a blue collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length black hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).