Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. This yellow eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Cloud hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shamil isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Shamil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Servant for the past few years.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vepar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vepar. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Architect they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Junk Dealer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Greedy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 31000 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has wavy green crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Voice breaks

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

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'5" and tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Lagazi and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has worked as a Apothecary like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy black hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Gimble took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).