Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Riardon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'4" and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Rimple lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and is dressed in an above average manner. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

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. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His hair is red and very short. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top red hat.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jabbie isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Jabbie was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Vondal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He is an epitome of beauty. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fletcher. He has worked as a Fletcher like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his chestnut hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 140 gp.