Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A true patriot, Andry would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When Andry reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and many goblins want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Jade (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). White pearl (90 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 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.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Knight first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman usually wears her red robe and has her trident always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Anne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 12th 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 Dyer. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1600 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: Mûglûk is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Mûglûk is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mûglûk studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Mûglûk took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a halberd on her belt, and carries halberds. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Tana was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).