Description: This man is very fat, and wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Traki wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warlock, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her crest is silver and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Surina was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She wears her blonde hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Amber (100 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Ruler uniform. He carries a battered falchion and tarnished sai as well. He has done his best to style his gray fur to look like a famous performer. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 50000 cp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears just a brown suit. His red hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Baern was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her crest is short and silver. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Raiann hails from a village terrorized by giants. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Raiann never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).