Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a fancy blue dress. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This malnourished man wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has wavy chestnut hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

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. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A freak accident while working with his Actor father left him crippled. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Actor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

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

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, brown cloak. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Fortune-teller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Cloud was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.