Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears professional attire. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a Shipwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1800 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Amber (150 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 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 a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sannl isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She uses divination through singing.

History: Sannl was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Standing 3'5", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Nyx enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At some point she was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He got into the Barber business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Adventurer, but he got bored and became a Barber. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 cp. Obsidian (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Claira was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her childhood dream was to be a Bowyer, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mason and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. 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 was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Duergath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Adventurer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Adventurer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1300 sp. 3 Antitoxin.