Description: This light-skinned male wears tattered old clothes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Vepar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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 to loving parents in a slum to the west. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man wears an entirely brown suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His golden hair is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Lance hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He married young, but lost his spouse to dire rats. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. After coming to the age of reason, Rieta took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears black trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and swords. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She bought a spear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 5'9" northern man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Dûgza was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.