Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". He is typically in his Ploughman uniform, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hammer. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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 Ploughman. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His silver hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Zephan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jade (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Blue quartz (4 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Hunter was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sailor. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shipwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Heian was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heian's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Jade (90 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Caeldrim embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.