Description: He very much looks the part of a Gardener. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and halberds. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. 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 Gardener. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His yellow fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. 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 is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is physically well-built. Her copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shipwright. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Grom was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Grom decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Amber (110 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Namfoodle is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Beggar business.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Fabien isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the north. His childhood dream was to be a Shipwright, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 sp. Moonstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an entirely blue suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Silaqui hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp).