Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Engraver, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a long, tan cloak. She has moderate length silver hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 99. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is physically well-built. His brass crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Architect business.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: Further expansion of business; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

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 dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great joy in being the best Locksmith in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He is content; and balancing his hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: 2'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a fancy white dress. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are amber.

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 misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a grey vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Junk Dealer. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver crest is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rathkran grew up listening to his father's many stories. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his golden hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 180 gp.