Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Nelkin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a shield and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. She has no crest. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the north to a Tanner, Blendaeth learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy black hair. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. Being a Spy kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blue crest is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Antrara was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Antrara decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears professional attire. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tervaround isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Tervaround enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 gp.