Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a fancy brown dress. Her red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2100 sp. Black star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears professional attire. His black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 Mason. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bow, just in case. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears bulky black painted plate armor. His hair is blue and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Obsidian (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. She wears her white hair down. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Numba embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Banker and was forced into it by her family; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 44000 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). White opal (800 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Henry was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fortune-teller. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and regain custody of his son

Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 320 gp.