Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, blue shirt, and red tie. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mason. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Vanuath took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up whip and armor he uses now. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern man tends to wear a large blue jacket. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

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-Gnomes.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Wobbles was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Black opal (700 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears professional attire. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Stylist, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His brass crest is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Thorpe has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Thorpe was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

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. Dayereth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Dayereth was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 41000 sp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His white fur is braided into rings. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Beast 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and to be a sage again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.