Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with red slacks. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Carter and found it very stressful. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Carter and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and balancing his hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Moonstone (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a mortician again

Flaws: Disease, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Superior lock. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a violet shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Patrick speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Patrick was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Jade (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'10", this woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with tan slacks. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is rusty and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: Standing 6'6", this man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. His crest is rusty and curly. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sculptor who has hired him part-time. He takes great joy in being the best Sculptor in town.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sculptor. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has a crush on the local sailor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Nithther 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 Laborer business.

History: Nithther lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports blonde long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 pp.