Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fancy grey suit. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Rurik hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Soapmaker born in the past three hundred years. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the east to a Soapmaker, Az-Bror learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His golden hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 44000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He has moderate length purple hair. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.