Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears long strands of opal and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, marred by teas. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Althaea isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Althaea was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is an amazing painter.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shamil embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Shamil was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shamil's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Flak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Adam's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.