Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His red hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hupe grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is an epitome of beauty. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Carlin embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Carlin took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born into a rich family. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Umpen's homeland. Umpen decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Umpen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His green crest is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dadalan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Dadalan hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Chay abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. At a young age her mother died while driving off some giants. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in pickaxe use. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Artin was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Aline lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age her mother died while driving off some brigands. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in warhammer use. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Malachite (8 gp).