Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the south. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Thervan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Ielenia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Ielenia hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Agnes has worked very hard to control her curse. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A 4'9" southern woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has no fur. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Cook, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north to a Stableman, Perra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Masseuse, but she got bored and became a Stableman. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He wears a green collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His crest is green and very short. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

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. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).