Description: She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bowyer profession.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer mother left him crippled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Bernard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

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. Her hair is short and purple. She has black eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Hecat was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hecat fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a brown vest and prefers tan and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Cory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bricklayer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown fur is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 350 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear brown tank tops with red skirt. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ahvain lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 sp.