Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and ceremonial daggers. Her hair is short and black. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: Kallista speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a great chef.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Cook, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: Râsh hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100000 cp.

Description: He tends to wear a large violet jacket. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has achieved small success as a Mayor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His silver hair is lengthy. He has white eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Tiaathque enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Tiaathque was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Valafar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Valafar decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 23000 sp.