Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her crest is silver and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Locksmith. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 Locksmith. He tends to his Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he is greedy

Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Coral (120 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Fallond does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel skirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. She has moderate length golden hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Emeny was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 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 (90 gp).

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears a blue coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Carpenter born in the past three hundred years. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Carpenter business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Carpenter like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She very much looks the part of a Tailor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jelenneth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jelenneth. She has achieved small success as a Tailor.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Alston was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Alston never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.