Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Sard (60 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Whurbin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Boddynock 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp. Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Fletcher business at a young age. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and beady.

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. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raymond fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Torgga learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30 pp.