Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 46000 sp. Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is auburn and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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: Born to a Engraver, her father struggled to pay the bills. She worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Emerald would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Emerald studied abroad. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Emerald was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

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. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is braided into rings. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Dûgz enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Dûgz 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 330 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gurdis was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Guard. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is cut close to his head. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp).