Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alston embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Through the years after Alston was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Alston's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Moss agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and wears just a tan suit. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A 2'11" western woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nedda grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nedda. She has worked as a Bather like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Lone lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1800 sp.