Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His black hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 37000 sp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is short and auburn. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ridaro abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has styled his white crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. 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 to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears professional attire. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Shava was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1700 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east to a Junk Dealer, Conrad learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 180 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'11" and wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Gunnloda was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gunnloda decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Onyx (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Veloptima fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp.