Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Kerkad was born with his father's beautiful face. Through the years after Kerkad was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Kerkad's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Justin grew up listening to his father's many stories. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Justin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 pp. Emerald (1200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this southern woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1300 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His fur is gray and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Great does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Great was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jade (80 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fancy grey suit. His hair is brown and very short. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east to a Marshal, Balimaar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Marshal and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She has moderate length brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Nemeia was born the youngest of three triplets. She worked as a nervous Spy and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tattered old clothes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.