Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

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. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mason and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gifted student she started as a Miner, but she got bored and became a Bellfounder. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (80 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is white and curly. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After months of barely getting by, Uthemar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is short and auburn. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Joser hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gifted from a young age, Joser studied abroad. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Lamlis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She is physically well-built. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Emotional, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.