Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His hair is blonde and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He found a children's book about a Gnome Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She 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. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

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 a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: An older woman who wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars, she is not a threatening figure. Her scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 71. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (120 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished shortbow as well. His tied-back hair is silver. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Carter mother left him crippled. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull violet iron scale mail. He has done his best to style his yellow fur to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a great chef.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Butcher; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a violet collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alexandre was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Alexandre never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He's in love; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Ermina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sculptor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sculptor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.