Description: This dark-skinned male does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Bertram is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He bought a dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (130 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Jade (130 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She sports a flattop hair cut. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Unemployed, Azza learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. She has no hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 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.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this northern woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Junk Dealer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Sarah was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Sarah took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor she uses now. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Cook first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has worked as a Cook like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. Her head has been shaved. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Carter. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and balancing her hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rose (70 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Jet (60 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.