Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants. He has a hunchback. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. His silver crest is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'6" eastern man, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Barakas 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'7". He wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. His hair is silver and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Diggory speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Diggory has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1200 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has moderate length black hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Fire opal (900 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered violet hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Shy. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 70000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Buvvie is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.