Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Apothecary uniform. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Bertram is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Bertram was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has worked as a Apothecary like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

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 kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Theodoric does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Theodoric liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'11" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He sports a flattop hair cut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Hunter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alberich grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nikki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is portly but not overly obese. Her purple hair is lengthy. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Aym embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Aym was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Her silver hair is cut short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Apothecary born in the past three hundred years. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Barber, but she got bored and became a Apothecary. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He has styled his beige fur well, parting it to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of a Unemployed, who enjoyed hunting, Cloak was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 250 pp. Coral (120 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.