Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear brown tank tops with white skirt. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 170 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'9" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has violet eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Engong speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Engong was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Ruler. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Duergath is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has wavy golden hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sapply isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Merchant. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Sapply was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 pp. Jade (90 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Junk Dealer and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed whip, just in case. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Tordek hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are green and catlike.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.