Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the south to a Dilettante, Cory learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Jeweler, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears skinny pants and wears a red and brown robe with the hood down. She wears her red hair up. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bellfounder profession.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oppah isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Oppah took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His copper crest is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A true patriot, Norkruuth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west to a Bookbinder, Norkruuth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1300 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fancy black dress. Her rusty crest is knotted and matted. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Nora lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 25000 cp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Claira was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Claira's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.