Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. His crest is red and very short. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rhogar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Rhogar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rhogar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Farmer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Courier, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1800 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Jet (110 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Jade (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Rose (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 14th 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 been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 900 pp. Jet (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his hand crossbow. His black hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Soapmaker born in the past three hundred years. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy tan suit. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Orryn was born the youngest of three triplets. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Orryn has worked very hard to control his curse. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Carter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.