Description: Standing 5'9", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Jade (110 gp). Sard (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a white small hat and white clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is silver and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hupe embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Melech wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Melech has worked very hard to control his curse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. His white hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He takes great joy in being the best Map Maker in town.

History: Himo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. His beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Arumawann isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Arumawann was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Arumawann was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Map Maker. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Corkitron was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).