Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'8". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He is baby faced.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A freak accident while working with his Bricklayer mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alston fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. Peridot (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'4" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A true patriot, Barendd would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1400 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Detective and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To be a Fletcher again.

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His yellow fur is long and unkept. He has green eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. Star ruby (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Carter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed flail, just in case, and she perpetually has her flail ready. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Tiaathque was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tiaathque fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he likes to wear green tank tops with grey pants. He has wavy red hair. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.