Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kilvar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'3" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and brown tie. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Vanchu alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Sutha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He became a Armorer soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Armorer responsibilities is difficult; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her tied-back hair is red. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp).

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has wavy yellow fur. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but he was a colossal failure. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Flask never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family; and to be a map maker again

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

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.