Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Chad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 cp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. He has a hunchback. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Vonbin took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. He wears his red hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears bulky red painted plate armor, marred by sweets. He wears his black hair up. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 350 gp. Jade (80 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her dark red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 is a great chef.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Makaria took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Makaria fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Banded agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jade (40 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is an epitome of beauty. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. He is physically well-built. His long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Hunter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Nimble was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He worked as a nervous Hunter and found it very stressful. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Einkil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Einkil abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: In love, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 260 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 2 Smokesticks.