Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Shy, Insane, Fearful. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a blue vest and prefers brown and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. A true patriot, Cockaby would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Cockaby was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Hunter, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp. Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is white and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Eberdeb is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Mantus was born with his father's beautiful face. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has copper crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Shipwright like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Backpack.

Description: She wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has moderate length beige fur. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Shadow lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: 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 Hecat reached her early adolescence her Tiefling 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. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She has slicked back brown hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears green trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has wavy dark red hair. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Naamah has worked very hard to control her curse. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Bullseye lantern.