Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nelkin will drive conversation. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nelkin studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Lazy, Mundane. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 90 gp. Malachite (10 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her feathered green hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Aym learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A 5'11" western man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Rolf was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has worked as a Unemployed like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Althaea is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has slicked back white hair. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He has amber 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 passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but he was a colossal failure. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: This woman sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has red hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

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 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 240 gp.