Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the east to a Animal Trainer, Baern learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Animal Trainer like his father before him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and sais. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Astar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Astar was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Brewer. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Paggen isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

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 moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Standing 3'4", this woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the south to a Baker, Buvvie learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'1" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has blue eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has wavy gold crest. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born in the west. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his white hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lorm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Arjhan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Arjhan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Arjhan and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.