Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3200 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. After coming to the age of reason, Quillathe took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her bronze crest is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a black scarf. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Geoffrey enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Miner, his father struggled to pay the bills. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She is an epitome of beauty. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Griselda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

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

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His red crest is thinning but still full. He has red eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Guard. 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: Nykkan was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 320 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

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. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).