Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. He has silver hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Ghaliver speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'5" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1600 gp. Jade (150 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tanner. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a stableman again

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her hair is brown and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes. and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Healer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this southern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. The war was a terrible time for her, and Birel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears just a blue suit. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Irann fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: This woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy red hair. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Torgga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp.