Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. 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, Umpen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Umpen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His silver hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bilbron isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His hair is dark red and curly. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bather business.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Maiathah liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nicholas 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 Nicholas. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2200 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He has done his best to style his red fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Ethereal was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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. Ethereal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her purple hair is braided into rings. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Armorer, her father struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with her Armorer father left her crippled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.