Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a yellow wide-brimmed hat and yellow clothes. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Jacoba is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He likes to wear red tank tops with grey pants. He wears his auburn hair down. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jak studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Arnold was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Arnold's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an entirely black suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is short and chestnut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Râsh was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dyer. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Travok was born with his mother's beautiful face. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has a crush on the local shepherd

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'3". She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Abalaba studied abroad. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Through the years after Lance was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Lance's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lance fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Zircon (30 gp).