Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Jade (160 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Ella's homeland. Ella decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear green tank tops with pastel pants. He wears his brown hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady silver eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. 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 Cartwright. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 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. (170 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a grey shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a Mercenary, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 pp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Coral (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His hair is chestnut and curly. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed whip, just in case. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He struck the Carpenter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'7" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).