Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Therai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy golden hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jade (80 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Bloodstone (40 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.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A true patriot, Adrex would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Adrex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After months of barely getting by, Adrex managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 pp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a fancy brown suit, he is not a threatening figure. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fletcher. He's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 pp. 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: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Alice lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Marbas was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Marbas's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Marbas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.