Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with white slacks. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has moderate length red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Burto is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Sculptor. He became a Sculptor soon after.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy blue dress. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sickles and greatswords. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'7". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Architect father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Rose (30 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His golden hair is still thick. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Calcitro was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. During his travels, Calcitro and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Calcitro discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Calcitro fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1500 gp.