Description: This western man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Brottor will drive conversation. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the west. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jet (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Locksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Roger was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Roger decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40000 cp. Malachite (6 gp). Rose (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has red hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has silver hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Eiravel was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her green crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Daar was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was born into a rich family. She worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She has no hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.