Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His fur is red and very short. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: River hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: River lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. River was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. River decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Geoffrey enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. Her auburn hair is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and balancing her hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 46000 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Oren hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Oren was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Oren was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp.