Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a fancy brown suit. His red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Herbalist. He became a Herbalist soon after.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a worn and beaten armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Kite was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: This western woman wears a brown vest and prefers pastel and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Werydd and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 340 gp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: Standing 3'6", this man wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Stacee was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.