Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has moderate length blonde hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Tanner. He struck the Tanner job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the north. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She dresses like a well dressed Sailor does. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: Mella was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Tanner business at a young age. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Bilga was born with her father's beautiful face. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

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. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Bolhild speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the west to a Stableman, Bolhild learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. She struck the Stableman job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.