Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miner and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Fulbar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 21000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (40 gp). White pearl (60 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a large tan jacket. She has moderate length brown hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her father struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 25000 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 45. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.