Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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 the west to a Mayor, Rurik learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spice Merchant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Red spinel (50 gp). Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a Dyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dyer. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears a colorful flower in his black fur. He is baby faced.

Personality: Cloak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Junk Dealer who has hired him part-time. He takes great joy in being the best Junk Dealer in town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has a crush on the local laborer

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Ranala was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and crossbows. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Sumnes enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Sumnes took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'1" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has blonde hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ownka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sculptor. She's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Apothecary, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). In the meantime he has taken over work as a Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20000 cp.