Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jade will drive conversation. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Jade was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This tall, slender man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is still thick. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Dench's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Veloptima has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Meena studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 sp. White pearl (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a green tunic with violet highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is short and chestnut. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Chem lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Doctor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, In love, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She bought a shortbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Thamuz lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Shane is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Shane 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. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 3 Tanglefoot bags.