Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gardain embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gardain hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears just a brown suit. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2500 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses like a well dressed Mortician does. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and carries whips. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Sark abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her falchion with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Apothecary, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Eleanor was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 sp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire. 6 Acid flasks. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. 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 considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).