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 golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Coral (50 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Emerald (800 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). White opal (400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Doctor does. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull white iron scale mail. His head has been shaved. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Paggen embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Sculptor business at a young age. Through the years after Paggen was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Paggen's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Amber (120 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and he perpetually has his shield ready. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Diggory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.