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 wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blue crest is greasy and uncared for. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He became a Miner soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an entirely tan suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears his white hair up. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Broce isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this southern man wears an entirely brown suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 pp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. With bright auburn hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. The war was a terrible time for her, and Eran does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When Eran reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). White opal (800 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jet (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Jet (40 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her hair is blue and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 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: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her black fur is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Priest. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).