Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull black iron scale mail. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Randal hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and revenge

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gimurt embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry 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 has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).

Description: Standing 4'8", this woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Sariel wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sariel hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).