Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her tied-back hair is white. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Locksmith and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Tomi is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears a violet shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and carries daggers. His brown hair is long and unkept. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Vaina has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Racist, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. He has golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Dyer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Borun hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and balancing his hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has no hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Vonbin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Vonbin has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult; and to be a body guard again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 pp.