Description: Standing 6'10", this man sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a brown shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has dyed his greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by sweets. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A 4'0" western man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nalral embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears a white vest and prefers blue and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp).