Description: He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Thomas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Whurbin hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his 12th 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Whurbin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 250 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a grey and white robe with the hood down. He has moderate length black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Roofer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy yellow fur. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his yellow fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Dagger is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local architect

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

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

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born in the south. 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. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black pearl (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. With bright black hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

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 kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Holy water.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished rapier as well. She has moderate length silver hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.