Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries sais. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'11" when asserting himself. His black hair is still thick. He has red eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Thamuz hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has moderate length blonde hair. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her fur is short and white. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new server responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 350 gp.