Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks, marred by chocolates. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are green and beady.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'9" and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With wild blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). White opal (900 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a grey feathered hat and grey clothes. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sybil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She found a children's book about a Halfling Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

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 was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. 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 is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Galinndan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). White opal (500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Amber (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has shaved her head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west to a Carter, Ilanis learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Ilanis was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Carter. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 12000 sp. Zircon (20 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.