Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Nim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 900 sp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'3". She wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Helja was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Mason. Her scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student she started as a Shepherd, but she got bored and became a Mason. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Daar never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a long, red cloak. He is an epitome of beauty. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gray eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Radomir lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has no hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses divination through singing.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Brakka hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the east. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).