Description: An older man who wears light armors faded through time and improper care, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has black eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Ekemon was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a sage again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'5". She wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her fur is short and lavender. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the east to a Weaver, Moon learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Moon took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears a blue top hat and blue clothes. He has wavy black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the east to a Body Guard, Tharivol learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Armorer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This southern woman is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Apothecary uniform. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Symma was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her white hair up. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Trym is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Gifted from a young age, Trym studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Superior lock.