Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern woman wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her hair is short and silver. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Sard (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 13000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'0" and wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She got into the Painter business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She struck the Painter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is red. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'0" and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a great chef.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She usually wears her black robe and has her club always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Kali is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Kali lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has green eyes.

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 lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Barbena was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Barbena's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Barbena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 18000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp).