Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She has slicked back golden hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a Bather first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 Bather. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing her hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and blue tie. He wears his dark red hair down. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Umpen embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Armorer, Umpen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'7" northern man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Robert is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Robert was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Black opal (800 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. 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 Banker. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her auburn hair down. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ekk is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and bastard swords. His white crest is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in a small island village. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.