Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Locksmith born in the past three hundred years. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with grey slacks. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Barber but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She got into the Barber business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'11" and wears a brown costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This northern woman sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born to a Tanner, her father struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright brown hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nella studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears tattered old clothes. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Mreksh is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Navigator business.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he wears professional attire. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: She wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Eva hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 sp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.