Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Moss agate (6 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Jet (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears brown trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. After coming to the age of reason, Emma took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sellsword born in the past three hundred years. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He worked as a nervous Sellsword and found it very stressful. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. One day when Riardon was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Riardon was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rûg embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a Healer soon after.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear blue tank tops with grey skirt. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Caramip isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is typically in her Navigator uniform. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Nalaed lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Bellfounder, but she got bored and became a Navigator. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp).

Description: She very much looks the part of a Tanner. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Shava learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Beggar, but she got bored and became a Tanner. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp.