Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Gnome Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Recently the stress of being a Bookbinder has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sannl embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. 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: Sannl was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Hunter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her auburn hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: She comes from a rich northern family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Regain custody of her son; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He is typically in his Sculptor uniform. He is portly but not overly obese. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He tends to his Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed whip, just in case. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

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. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Through the years after Theren was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Theren's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is short and golden. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Sarah's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a violet coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His brown hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her crest is white and curly. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy, Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: 9000 cp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her red fur is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp).