Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her purple hair in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To protect her home; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Standing 6'0", this man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He usually wears his brown robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a red top hat and red clothes. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 60000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his red hair down. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A true patriot, Chem would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Frouse embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Frouse was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.