Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). 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 wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He got into the Carpenter business at a young age. 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. He has worked as a Carpenter like his father before him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (160 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is red and curly. His black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1200 pp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jade (90 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. 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 west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sard (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Rose (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black crest is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Vezera alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Vezera never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).