Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the south to a Shoemaker, Norûk learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shag fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. She has styled her brown fur well, parting it to the right. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Sweet was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sweet decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 pp. Jet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Paggen isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Family, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Breena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Breena abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She has no crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Megren was born the youngest of three triplets. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a white and pastel robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle 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. Willow took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sai and armor she uses now. Being a Shepherd kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 sp.