Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries a battered spear and tarnished halberd as well. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Dara has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Tod was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Through the years after Tod was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Tod's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Anselm is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his lavender fur in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

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

Possessions: Red garnet (160 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp).