Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and white handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. With bright chestnut hair. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mason. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gifted student he started as a Bellfounder, but he got bored and became a Mason. He has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His green crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Jasper (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He usually wears his yellow robe and has his longbow always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Roland was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Through the years after Werydd was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Werydd's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Werydd and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.