Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Sammal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Glassblower business at a young age. Sammal liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. After coming to the age of reason, Fulbar took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished longsword as well. His hair is chestnut and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gerald studied abroad. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Akmen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Akmen was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). White opal (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jet (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Luthra embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

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. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears brown trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her fur is orange and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 sp. Iolite (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scythe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has slicked back brown hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Meena wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in a small island village. 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 Carpenter. She has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.