Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has achieved small success as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a architect again

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Amber (140 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After months of barely getting by, Faran managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is black and curly. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Callybon isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Callybon hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Callybon took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scythe and armor she uses now. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has no hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Philomena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 pp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his red hair down. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Sard (70 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Jade (100 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Hadarai was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Hadarai never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep. His dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has worked as a Barkeep like his father before him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).