Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man is dressed in an above average manner. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. He takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Trym learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 370 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

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 orange fur is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Flame fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he usually wears his black robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. 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 hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Bricklayer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 Courier. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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: She was born in the east. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fisher for hire.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished flail as well. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Naal 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. 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 340 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 pp.