Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. His brass crest is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Detective again.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Opinionated. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is physically well-built. He has no hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Efferil has worked very hard to control his curse. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'10" northern man, he wears dull yellow sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. His red hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Apothecary. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Apothecary and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand his business

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Broce isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. A true patriot, Broce would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and her gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Meriele lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Bellfounder, but she got bored and became a Guard. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 sp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: This woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her head has been shaved. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp. Tourmaline (100 gp).