Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tan trousers with blue and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and is pretty ugly. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His ears are large.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Barber, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 sp. White opal (600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'0" northern woman, she wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 greedy; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 29000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver ewer (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Masseuse for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'3" and wears a blue costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 13000 sp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a pastel feathered hat and pastel clothes. She has done her best to style her gray fur to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Spear has worked very hard to control her curse. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the south. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'9". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Eida hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.