Description: 6'10" and muscular, this western man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she 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. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Ootah is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ootah is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the north. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ootah has worked very hard to control her curse. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He keeps his blue crest in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Sard (80 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 pp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Sard (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Ulla was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ulla's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 pp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Amber (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born to a Armorer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. White opal (400 gp). Amber (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.