Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has wavy golden hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears baggy green pantaloons and a grey scarf. His red crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Heskan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: Avice hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Avice was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.