Description: This tall, slender man wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His red hair is cut short. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Hatae was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Nimble was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His first spouse was a Bounty Hunter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Crown-heir. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Zaffrab was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Zaffrab's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lezre fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nimble was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30 pp. Golden pearl (60 gp).