Description: This eastern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and blue tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Howard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jade (80 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are brown.

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. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Meriele was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Meriele took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor she uses now. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is lean but muscular and sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has worked as a Sailor like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sailor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has wavy white hair. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born in the east. Tûmhom was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tûmhom decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He got into the Sculptor business at a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears just a grey suit. She has no hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Healer. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 pp.