Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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: Alston was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Alston never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30000 cp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length yellow fur. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Great was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's looking for her big break

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Moss agate (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her silver crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are red and beady.

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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Findex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Findex never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. She is physically well-built. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born in the west. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Gardener. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man wears a red Stetson hat and red clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Miller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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. He worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. He struck the Miller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 gp.