Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Nija is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the west to a Dilettante, Nija learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a hunchback. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Chay is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is cut close to his head. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Alex was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears just a blue suit. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Debt. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp.