Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 sp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has a very tight haircut. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Theirastra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his red robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is white and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Herbalist who has hired him part-time. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Duergath was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Carpenter. 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. Duergath 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 wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor, marred by teas. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to be a herbalist again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 sp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp).