Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'3". He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His hair is white and curly. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Thorpe's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, In love, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her blue crest is smooth and relatively long. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west to a Seamstress, Pogranix learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a hunchback. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Halfling Commoner 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. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Krimmon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. He 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (160 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Weaver business.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Apothecary mother left her crippled. She's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: He got into the Navigator business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Ploughman. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and monstrous two handed axes. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ivellios lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ivellios 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. Ivellios decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Hourglass.