Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Nicholas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. A true patriot, Nicholas would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 pp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith. He carries a battered spear and tarnished lance as well. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her beige fur is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a fancy green dress. Her crest is red and very short. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She takes great joy in being the best Unemployed in town.

History: Aasathra hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. Being a Unemployed kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black opal (1200 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She usually wears her white robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Traulam was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Traulam decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.