Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He very much looks the part of a Jeweler. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Arjhan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 sp. Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright brown hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. To her fellows she 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: Aline lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting brigands, the young Aline began to lead the lost caravan. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Qualen was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 gp. Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black fur is still thick. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Elegant was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barber. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver crest is knotted and matted. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Farmer born in the past three hundred years. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mreksh grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bhevek isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Bhevek lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a fancy brown dress. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the west. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Star ruby (1500 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has styled his red fur well, parting it to the left. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Hunter. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Hunter. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her white hair down. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp.