Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a hunchback. He has wavy red hair. 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 unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Miller business.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Akmen grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His fur is short and red. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp. Jade (80 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Barrister mother left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Beggar. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Seraphina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Seraphina 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 Seraphina. She became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 390 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in an above average manner. His tied-back hair is white. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Bûth took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor he uses now. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Jade was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Emotional, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1600 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is typically in her Painter uniform. She sports a flattop fur cut. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 Painter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 sp.