Description: He wears black trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His silver crest is heavily combed to the right. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Bune was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He enjoys reading and quiet.

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. Through the years after Ghesh was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ghesh's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Veit is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: She wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished kukri as well. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lilli isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who very much looks the part of a Miner. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has worked as a Miner like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local mercenary

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a red coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has moderate length silver hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.