Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student she started as a Engraver, but she got bored and became a Architect. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Engraver. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Engraver; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears professional attire. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Astaro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 140 pp. Jasper (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Coral (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He wears just a brown suit. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His orange fur is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 gp. Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for him, and Heward does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Heward was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.