Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Eye agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Jet (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Coral (70 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Rose (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rose (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a fancy tan dress. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the south to a Layabout, Mara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rose (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. White opal (800 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Coral (160 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the north to a Cook, Vanuath learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. 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 has shaved his head bald. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her golden hair is still thick. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Eldeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 5000 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: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length orange fur. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 12000 gp.