Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is black. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A true patriot, Gerald would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gerald was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Gerald abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 320 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Bendoo's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is red and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for him, and Qemuel does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Qemuel lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Interpreter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a large red jacket. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Thea lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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 the west to a Bricklayer, Rose learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bricklayer for hire.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Koeth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 20th 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp.