Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Murgen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 sp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with grey slacks. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Theren was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blue stubble. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. His blue hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Iados will drive conversation. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'3" and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dalgal 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 Dalgal. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 4'9" western man, he prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. His tied-back hair is golden. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. His crest is red and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Nadarr hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a red collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Georgina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Adelaide was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Adelaide never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.