Description: A 4'10" northern man, he prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is still thick. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1200 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 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.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 14000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: She likes to wear violet tank tops with white skirt. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished bow as well. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Valanthe was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. White opal (1200 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1400 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Sard (60 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Jade (110 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.