Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His tied-back hair is red. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Blacksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her auburn hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Lilli embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Bowyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and he perpetually has his mace ready. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Average lock.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blue hair is long and unkept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her brass crest up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.