Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple brown robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Vonana's homeland. Vonana decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears a white tunic with pastel highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a hunchback. Her hair is brown and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he very much looks the part of a Mercenary. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Pog was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane, Racist, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Layabout. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. In her youth she was a Stableman, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this southern woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a flattop hair cut. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Himo speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the north to a Mayor, Himo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his chestnut hair down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born in the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Rose (20 gp).

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 tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shifting grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.