Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 Navigator. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spy again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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: Born in the north to a Banker, Anne learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Anne was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quespa is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Quespa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Quespa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a green scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: Nyx is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Knight. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Valida lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This northern woman wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports white long hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sculptor profession.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is typically in her Mayor uniform. Her purple hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).