Description: An older man who wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His tied-back hair is blonde. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Calcitro was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 130 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Bellfounder mother left her crippled. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Seamstress, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and blue pants. His crest is short and black. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Vrondiss lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vrondiss 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 Vrondiss. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her purple hair is lengthy. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Nija is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barber but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A true patriot, Abalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Stableman, her father struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. With bright golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

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 lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Herbalist. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 gp.