Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Laborer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and white pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length purple hair. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Laborer. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and balancing her hectic life and new laborer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Laborer uniform. She has wavy golden hair. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. Recently the stress of being a Laborer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 40. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Standing 5'9", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. River was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Zook learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tanner. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zook fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She usually wears her black robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born into a rich family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Roofer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Roofer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a simple tan robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With wild chestnut hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a Painter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Painter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.