Description: She is a husky woman, who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Torgga's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sculptor profession.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Jade (140 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is a Slave Trader first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Vani was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and pastel robe with the hood down. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his pickaxe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Gifted from a young age, Altho studied abroad. Through the years after Altho was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Altho's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Insane. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Gunter lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 30 gp.