Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe, and his gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fletcher profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 Banker. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a great chef.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. His purple hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Weaver. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Weaver for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a red feathered hat and red clothes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Nikki is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Nikki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student she started as a Ruler, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 15000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Silk rope.