Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Frouse enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He became a Sellsword soon after.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born into a rich family. Hubert was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hubert decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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. Hubert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a white shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Brakka was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Brakka's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She got into the Roofer business at a young age. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Detective. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for him, and Rhogar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the south to a Detective, Rhogar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Detective and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her orange fur is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

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. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 180 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).