Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Nelkin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 150 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered club and tarnished quarterstaff as well. He wears his brown hair down. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Shy. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. Her gray fur is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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: Joker, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a red shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is short and silver. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished shortspear as well. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ar-Beka grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.