Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and scythes. He has chestnut hair. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

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. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and blue tie. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. 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 will rave to anyone who will listen. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 16th 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. With wild red hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Harriet isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Actor. She became a Actor soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a slave trader and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His golden hair is still thick. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Wobbles lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 34000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a green collared shirt and red pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has no crest. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.