Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Mayor father left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished greatsword as well. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Akmen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shoemaker.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2200 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Amber (80 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears long strands of emerald and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Raiann lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 900 pp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 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: This exceptionally lanky man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Gifted from a young age, Brottor studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Brottor took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Brottor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is short and white. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Bowyer.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.