Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Thorpe lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull violet iron scale mail, marred by chocolates. She has wavy golden hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has moderate length brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Avice was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp).

Description: An older man who is renowned for his bright white suits and hats, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has green eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Silvo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'2". She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

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. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Hlin's homeland. Hlin decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).