Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. He wears his golden hair down. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Peren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Efferil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 pp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Pyra reached her early adolescence her Tiefling 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jade (50 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Coral (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). White opal (900 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion. He has a hunchback. His white hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Coral (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amber (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Sard (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 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: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rose (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.