Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Rivaan was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 pp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'0" and tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the east to a Servant, Ella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Ella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ruloth will drive conversation. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ruloth studied abroad. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and elven compassion

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his red hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Oriax lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Oriax never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Ar-Baruk was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Detective. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north to a Detective, Aramil learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Thorin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 pp.