Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Adventurer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and carries scimitars. He has styled his black crest well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. After a long history of fighting, Mreksh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1200 gp.

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 is wearing a long, blue cloak. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Sard (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a violet costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her silver hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 340 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this eastern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has styled his white crest well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the east to a Hunter, Shedinn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To be a Guard again; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sard (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white fur is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Tricking is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4 Holy water.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is cut short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She found a children's book about a Gnome Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 23000 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His black hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.