Description: She stands about 3'3" and wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: Salanop hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Salanop fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). After months of barely getting by, Ronk managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brogg 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. Brogg decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with blue slacks, and carries ceremonial daggers. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nicholas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 pp. Black opal (1400 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.