Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a grey and blue robe with the hood down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

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. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Glassblower. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears a colorful flower in her brass crest. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Moonstone (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rose (20 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a tan vest and prefers yellow and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Salanop isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is cut short. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ortegar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 15000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).