Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'9" when asserting himself. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paymon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 21000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (40 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has worked as a Engraver like his father before him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Emerald (500 gp). Coral (150 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Amber (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Revenge; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 12000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Coral (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Amber (110 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a very tight haircut. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She has worked as a Sellsword like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black fur is long and unkept. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shifting was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Jet (80 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Jade (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male likes to wear tan tank tops with black pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His tied-back hair is blonde. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (5 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Dilettante. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing her hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.