Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. A true patriot, Veit would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 pp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a blue collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Ella was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Jeweler. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. Her lavender fur is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her yellow fur is long and unkept. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Five embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with her Weaver mother left her crippled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear flannel. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Osco enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sellsword, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has moderate length white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.