Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. He wears his chestnut hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the south to a Seamstress, Arannis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Seamstress. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Adventurer uniform. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Koeth is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Koeth was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Being a Adventurer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy blonde hair. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

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. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Grai lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bounty Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Veit is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: She wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished kukri as well. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lilli isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. 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: She was born in a small island village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who very much looks the part of a Miner. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has worked as a Miner like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local mercenary

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a red coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has moderate length silver hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.