Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She takes great joy in being the best Junk Dealer in town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Crampernap embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Crampernap 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 Crampernap. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the south to a Apothecary, Lia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Lia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her brown fur is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the west to a Priest, Barendd learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 6'1" and wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Scribe for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Kelter isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp. Azurite (7 gp). 3 Acid flasks.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of greatswords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a flattop hair cut. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.