Description: A moderately attractive man, he usually wears his tan robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Hematite (4 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, green shirt, and black tie. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has a hunchback. She has wavy red hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1500 pp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Jet (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'0". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Assassin. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. The war was a terrible time for him, and Umpen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Umpen was born with his father's beautiful face. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Umpen was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gray eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sard (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Coral (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.