Description: A 5'9" southern man, he usually wears his black robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Xappan studied abroad. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Nija hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Performer.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Insomniac. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He has styled his black fur well, parting it to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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 Spy. He became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and very much looks the part of a Scribe. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Sumnes is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sumnes grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Sumnes took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up dagger and armor she uses now. She became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is white and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. After coming to the age of reason, Hugolina took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aramil 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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Aramil abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Koeth has worked very hard to control his curse. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 390 gp.