Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Qualen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Farmer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Junk Dealer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'7" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a very tight haircut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bellfounder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries a battered hammer and tarnished warhammer as well. She wears her white fur up. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Banker mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and red handkerchief worn on her right side. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Maynild 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. Maynild decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His purple hair is still thick. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with his Mortician father left him crippled. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Fistula embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She comes from a rich western family. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a great chef.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy brown hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.