Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Jasper (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'7" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Erky will drive conversation. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries ceremonial daggers. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Osco fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Hunter. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp.