Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat and is in decent physical shape. His brass crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gorbundus was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Orryn was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Actor. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver ewer (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her dark red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: Decarabia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Guard. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Job, Military, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Jeweler business.

History: Eiravel was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His crest is cut close to his head. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Dadalan took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up spear and armor he uses now. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has slicked back white hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 20 gp.