Description: She is a mite stocky and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has worked as a Glassblower like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Anverth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He struck the Mason job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 240 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Abalaba reached her early adolescence her Gnome father 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Jet (40 gp).

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 prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He stands about 4'5" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Orsik was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Seere was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He got into the Dilettante business at a young age. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 pp.