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 has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Map Maker business.

History: She was born in the south. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 cp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Standing 4'2", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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 loving parents in a slum to the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Harbek speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north to a Architect, Harbek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He tends to his Architect job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has wavy red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Justin has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 34000 sp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished hammer as well. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black fur is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gruk does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Banker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gimurt studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Pacifist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 80 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Huru was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Huru decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp.