Description: This man is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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, Dain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Dain has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this western man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her feathered pastel hat.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eberdeb grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Eberdeb and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears yellow trousers with red and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Gerald was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His childhood dream was to be a Servant, but he was a colossal failure. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this southern woman wears a white collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Wella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: He was born in the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Smoking's homeland. Smoking decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a grey shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Half-Plate.