Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She has white hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. Being a Slave Trader kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Revenge; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 9000 sp. Moss agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. She has moderate length orange fur. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gale was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Gale abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a white vest and prefers grey and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Glim 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 Gnomes in the west were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a laborer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: This eastern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Lamlis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thervan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Thervan took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up crossbow and armor he uses now. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: This southern woman wears green trousers with red and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her dark red hair down. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is typically in her Map Maker uniform. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). 3 Acid flasks.