Description: He is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is blue and very short. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp).

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His tied-back hair is blonde. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This northern woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Glassblower soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Secretive, Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tattered old clothes. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Delg isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Hobart is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Hobart was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Animal Trainer. Being a Animal Trainer 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears just a red suit. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Hobart is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Senteq embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 46000 sp.