Description: A 4'0" western man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alberich embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alberich fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a barber and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold music box (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His green crest is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Bidreked 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 takes great joy in being the best Tanner in town.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 Tanner. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 25000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rendar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He struck the Hunter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Sailor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman very much looks the part of a Sage. She wears a colorful flower in her silver 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 is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She is physically well-built. Her scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Uadjit is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Sculptor, Uadjit learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has moderate length brown fur. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Skirt will drive conversation. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'5" when asserting himself. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue.

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. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eberk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. 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 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. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Jacoba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).