Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He found a children's book about a Gnome Adept 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Shoemaker uniform. He is physically well-built. He has dyed his greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available he will default to his longsword. His black hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 250 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a warhammer on her belt. Her head has been shaved. She has green eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her hair is black and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Jelenneth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and balancing her hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a red vest and prefers grey and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Astar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Astar was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with his Tanner father left him crippled. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.