Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a green coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Stableman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Malachite (16 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Mercenary, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, green shirt, and blue tie. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp.