Description: He is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 sp. Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Slave, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'5". He wears a simple white robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His hair is blonde and curly. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Dharg hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 cp. Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Salanop isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 pp. Eye agate (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. His brown fur is heavily combed to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Elegant never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp).