Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He has dyed his greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shamash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sellsword. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Menny isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Menny was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a red coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 70 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has white eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This southern woman dresses like a well dressed Bowyer does. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her childhood dream was to be a Junk Dealer, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.