Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Coral (160 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears grey trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born in the west. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and tan robe with the hood down. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (40 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses like a well dressed Healer does. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Healer and was forced into it by his family; and to be a guard again

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jet (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is black and very short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ulla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and he perpetually has his club ready. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Jeweler profession.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears long strands of topaz and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hadarai grew up listening to his father's many stories. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.