Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 74. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Emmeline was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emmeline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Merchant father left her crippled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barkeep business.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2300 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He is physically well-built. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He bought a sickle and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman wears just a violet suit. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is black and very short. She has blue eyes and a violet hat with a black feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Giselle's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Giselle grew up listening to her father's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished bow as well. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jebeddo isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Jebeddo was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jebeddo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: 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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is gray and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item.