Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Hematite (13 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. His silver crest is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Quarethon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Priest, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Masseuse does and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When Chaedi reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses like a well dressed Mayor does, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has worked as a Mayor like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She struck the Glassblower job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Glassblower profession.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 cp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.