Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his red hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After months of barely getting by, Oppleby managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40000 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Holy water.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: This eastern man prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Abad was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Abad 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 Abad. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Eridred lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sleepy voice

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

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Fulbar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with white slacks. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports blonde long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: Willow was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.