Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, marred by sweets. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Paelias hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Priest. Her crest is gold and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear white tank tops with black pants. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Gormogord was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Jade (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Coral (60 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Jade (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jebeddo embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a yellow tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her silver hair is well kept. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears long strands of jet and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has wavy silver hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.