Description: This light-skinned female wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Philomena was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black opal (1500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Hematite (8 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop fur cut. His yellow eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Bather. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He has worked as a Bather like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Coral (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Anselm was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).