Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Interpreter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She has achieved small success as a Interpreter.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nora embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Nora was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a very tight haircut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Junk Dealer. A true patriot, Thorin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Junk Dealer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Junk Dealer soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Junk Dealer responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With wild golden hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Iolite (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Amber (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Hematite (4 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.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He usually wears his blue robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Alvyn lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his blonde hair up. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'4" northern man, he is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Cimer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Sellsword and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She tends to wear a large red jacket. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Andry grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Andry. After a long history of fighting, Andry and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.