Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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: Born to a Carter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She tends to her Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a green small hat and green clothes. Her hair is white and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Shax is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She became a Map Maker soon after.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: Standing 4'8", this woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This southern man is typically in his Healer uniform. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is a Healer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Carpenter born in the past three hundred years. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Carpenter business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Carpenter like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She very much looks the part of a Tailor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jelenneth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jelenneth. She has achieved small success as a Tailor.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: An older man who sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Tourmaline (150 gp).