Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Soapmaker. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gnarsh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp).

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Sard (40 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her white hair up. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Rinn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Meriele was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is typically in her Detective uniform, and is pretty ugly. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her parents enrolled her in a Cleric school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His gold crest is braided into rings. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the north. 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 Beggar. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe and is in decent physical shape. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Heian abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso, marred by sweets. Her golden hair is cut short. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Quarion studied abroad. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Quarion took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up trident and armor he uses now. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Good lock. 1 Superior lock. 1 Superior lock.