Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker red hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Symma studied abroad. A freak accident while working with her Mason mother left her crippled. She's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is short and purple. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Jade (90 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He is physically well-built. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a Cartwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the north to a Cartwright, Damien learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Cartwright and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amber (130 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).