Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, marred by chocolates. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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 is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Being a Slave Trader kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3200 sp. Silver ewer (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. A true patriot, Morg would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Damakos was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 sp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. She found a children's book about a Human Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her bow. She has moderate length black hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Animal Trainer like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Coral (70 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Spring was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Spring never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Carter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.