Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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 daughter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1500 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is red and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sapply lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Engraver mother left him crippled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. She has moderate length red fur. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Azurite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman very much looks the part of a Apothecary. Her crest is black and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Dabbledob was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He wears a black vest and prefers yellow and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

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. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Beggar. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He has moderate length auburn hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He is a Succubi in disguise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.