Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: He comes from a rich eastern family. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west to a Scribe, Tharivol learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

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 is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a grey scarf. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Jet (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Human compassion; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears just a green suit. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Bookbinder and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'8" and very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. His golden hair is cut short. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Fortune-teller. 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 in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Resh took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears professional attire. He has styled his gray fur well, parting it to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Great was born with his mother's beautiful face. Great was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Great decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 pp. Amber (100 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). White pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tan collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her red hair down. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. 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 is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.