Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Zedaar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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 became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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 son.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Millicent was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Brewer. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. He has done his best to style his cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2200 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Amber (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'3" and prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tippletoe isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. 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: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by chocolates. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pog isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Pog was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shipwright. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.