Description: An older man who is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and tan tie, he is not a threatening figure. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Junk Dealer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His fur is orange and very short. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. His hair is red and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alston fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.