Description: A 5'9" southern woman, she wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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 kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. After coming to the age of reason, Trey took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Trey and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Boddynock hails from a village terrorized by drow. 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 Bookbinder. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his father before him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: This northern woman is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to protect her home

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man likes to wear green tank tops with yellow pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in a small island village. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his grey robe and has his bastard sword always slung over his shoulder. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. Being a Beggar kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Purban enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Purban was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Detective mother left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Purban and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.