Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Cockaby took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up halberd and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her brown hair up. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Jarsali is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Jarsali was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has wavy auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Howard was born with his father's beautiful face. 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. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'9", this man sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver hair is cut short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. 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: Ella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When Ella reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His childhood dream was to be a Carter, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Dilettante.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her red hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Ownka is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 3. 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. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Smoking was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Smoking never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 60 gp.

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 silk and lounges about seductively. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. After a long history of fighting, Oriff and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 380 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.