Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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 daughter.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has auburn hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Locksmith. He became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and shortspears. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer, marred by sweets. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Engraver father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp.

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 wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gardain lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Seamstress work with an outfit from a few towns over. Seamstress work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Standing 6'7", this man wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Therai has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 340 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a grey costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Flask grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dyer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.