Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished dagger as well. His golden hair is cut short. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. After coming to the age of reason, Gimble took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

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. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Zâthra and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her red hair is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Torbera was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is short and auburn. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Kûga lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is chestnut and curly. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dalaba isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Banker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 150 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His hair is brown and curly. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. At a young age his mother died while driving off some dire rats. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in longbow use. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 180 gp.