Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a fancy red suit. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nelkin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Rezena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired her part-time. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miller; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She very much looks the part of a Baker. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. With bright golden hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Willow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.