Description: He stands about 3'6" and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and violet pants. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; 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. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Map Maker uniform. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. A true patriot, Roywyn would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roywyn studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 cp. Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. He has moderate length auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

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. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 cp. Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright red hair. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Geva has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and white robe with the hood down. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Alex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.