Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Jade (160 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rose (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'2". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and her gloved hand is found clutching a flail. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are silver.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with her Tailor mother left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a red mid length shorts with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Thrak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 pp. Fire opal (1000 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Rock crystal (60 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: The child of a Sellsword, who enjoyed hunting, Balam was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Yebe embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Yebe was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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. Yebe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Silvo lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black fur is heavily combed to the right. Her ears are large.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 pp. Malachite (10 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Amber (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.