Description: He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He became a Bricklayer soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Unemployed and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has dyed his greying green crest a little too much giving a sharp green color. His gold 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 takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Military, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Frouse is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frouse fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Frouse is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her dark red hair is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Markosian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Animal Trainer. During her travels, Markosian and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Markosian discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Markosian fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

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

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and monstrous two handed axes. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Traulam lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants revenge against drow

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

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

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears dull white sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed club, just in case. He is an epitome of beauty. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Aline was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 220 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.