Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a black vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a colorful flower in her bronze crest. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. Thava was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Shipwright. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports blonde long hair. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Breena is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Breena was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Breena decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He has gold eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 sp.

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 well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Sapply enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.