Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'5". He wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. His hair is golden and very short. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Rangrim never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Crowbar.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has moderate length red crest. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Bidreked was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 Fletcher. He became a Fletcher soon after.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. This silver eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prosperine wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She also has developed a complete distrust of the Map Maker profession.

History: Prosperine was born with her mother's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear pastel tank tops with red pants. He has wavy white fur. His yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Sun enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears a red shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. Her tied-back hair is black. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Chenna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. His fur is short and beige. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears an entirely yellow suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She has hazel eyes and a yellow hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.