Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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, Raer is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Raer learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Armorer, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To be a Armorer again.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Henry was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Healer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. With bright brown hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Ridaro is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Roofer, but she got bored and became a Sellsword. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Lilli was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Lilli never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy brown hair. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Rosalind was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.