Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Oda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Valida 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. Valida decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theobald studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This eastern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Delg grew up listening to his father's many stories. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 350 gp. Rose (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate.