Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has auburn hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gildmak studied abroad. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 24000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Server, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Hupe was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Hupe's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His black crest has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Scribe born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Azzakh is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1200 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.