Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 14. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: He wears a white shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His white hair is knotted and matted. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Pirithin was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Pirithin's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Being a Apothecary 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 12000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ogthrak studied abroad. One day when Ogthrak was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Ogthrak was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tan tunic with violet highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but he was a colossal failure. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Azaki never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Morthos never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear blue tank tops with black pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Cockaby was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Banker. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Banker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has wavy white hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Katherine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp.