Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to be a marshal again

Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Sculptor. He tends to his Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is dressed in an above average manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Mindartis was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amber (90 gp).

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is red and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Waywocket reached her early adolescence her Gnome father 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Waywocket fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.