Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she very much looks the part of a Bricklayer. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. A true patriot, Vaina would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

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 helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Beggar like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in a small island village. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her silver crest is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Driindar studied abroad. She worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and revenge

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Richard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Richard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alvyn embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alvyn studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has worked as a Blacksmith like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Coral (40 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.