Description: An older man who typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Alston was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Alston reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tailor.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

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. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Amber (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and elven compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, marred by sweets. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Coral (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: This woman wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A gifted student she started as a Mayor, but she got bored and became a Shepherd. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to protect his home

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).