Description: He stands about 3'3" and is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 210 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears professional attire. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Dharg was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Architect. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Performer; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a red cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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 sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Laborer business at a young age. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Knight. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a Architect, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He struck the Knight job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

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

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Gennal speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a hunchback. She sports blonde long hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a hunchback. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nikki grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nikki. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 70 gp.