Description: She stands about 6'0" and prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is long and white with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Paladin 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 drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1500 sp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 5'7" southern man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Valafar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Valafar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is typically in her Mercenary uniform. She wears her blonde hair up. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She 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. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small forest village. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears professional attire. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When Gaaki reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sellsword. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Wobbles was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears professional attire. His crest is black and curly. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Siffress liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is black and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Nicor never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).