Description: She wears just a brown suit, and she perpetually has her scimitar ready. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this eastern woman wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. The war was a terrible time for her, and Birel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Birel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sapply embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sapply was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 22000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his black robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His gold crest is greasy and uncared for. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1900 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.