Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His hair is short and red. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: Born in the east to a Painter, Gilbert learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Wella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Wella was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Soapmaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Soapmaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black shirt, with a violet mid length skirt with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Ekk lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with her Mason mother left her crippled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mason they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Farmer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. He wears his brown hair down. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white hair is cut short. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rimple was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a brown small hat and brown clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Ploughman, but he got bored and became a Sailor. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a great chef.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Igden hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently the stress of being a Miner has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She sports black long hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Yvonne learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).