Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. After a long history of fighting, Umpen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10000 gp. Emerald (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mayor business.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her yellow fur is still thick. Her copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Shadow enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bounty Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Barkeep, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Ombul was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a fancy brown dress. She has brown hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She prefers to wear flannel. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dee was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barrister. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brown diamond (7000 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Thamior 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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jade (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). White pearl (70 gp).