Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Sard (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. His brown hair is cut short. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Boddynock embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Boddynock studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Boddynock and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has purple hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cairn grew up listening to his father's many stories. After coming to the age of reason, Cairn took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 pp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears an entirely green suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Howard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Herleva never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 gp. White opal (500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Sard (80 gp). Amber (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'4" and likes to wear blue tank tops with tan pants. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anverth grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He tends to his Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Coral (50 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Jet (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jade (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).