Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear white tank tops with pastel pants. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Miner, Ortegar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'4" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Gerbo was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gerbo's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1200 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has wavy blonde hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 900 pp. Malachite (4 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Black opal (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears just a brown suit. His tied-back hair is brown. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a yellow collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is golden and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: He is greedy.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'4" northern woman, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Tawar lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jet (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).