Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Kipper 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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with her god.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 12000 sp. Zircon (80 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down and is in decent physical shape. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Aelar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aelar decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a grey shirt, with a yellow mid length skirt with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them and is in decent physical shape. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He usually wears his violet robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 210 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.