Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is short and golden. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Banker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Erky was born with his mother's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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 mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Apothecary. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and grey robe with the hood down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. His golden hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Naal hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Adventurer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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 has a crush on the local Sellsword; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fisher business.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Ronwe was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ronwe's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ronwe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.