Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. 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: Further expansion of business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has violet eyes and a tan hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear tan tank tops with pastel pants. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. The war was a terrible time for him, and Glim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 21000 cp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'0". She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and her gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. Her tied-back hair is golden. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has a crush on the local carpenter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man is typically in his Guard uniform. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is white. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His hair is red and curly. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to be a ruler again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 10000 cp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is auburn and very short. He is baby faced.

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. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Hubert was born the youngest of three triplets. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Glassblower. He became a Glassblower soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.