Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears bulky green painted plate armor. She has rusty crest. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). White opal (1600 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 takes great joy in being the best Apothecary in town.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Adelard was taken on many hunting expeditions. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. He became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail, marred by sweets. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Huru lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a brewer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vondal embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Vondal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Vondal 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is short and red. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Glim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Unemployed business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Unemployed work with an outfit from a few towns over. Unemployed work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Vlorn was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 Layabout. He became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His copper crest is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the east to a Stableman, Rhogar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Mayor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Deep green spinel (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Half-Plate.