Description: Standing 3'4", this man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Sard (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp).

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his black robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thokk has worked very hard to control his curse. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease, Shy. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the north to a Bellfounder, Marbas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Bellfounder. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Coral (60 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Malachite (6 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, 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. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp).

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sai on her belt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Artin grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears a red shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. Lidda enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Butcher, her father struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.