Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Alain was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. 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. Ûkbûk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 110 gp. Amber (150 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. 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 wears his black hair up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Miner. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: This western man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in the west to a Mason, Gimble learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and human compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. 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. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Lia was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mortician. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lance fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

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 red hair is well kept. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A true patriot, Abalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a red feathered hat and red clothes. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp).