Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a violet coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head, marred by beers. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Roland is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Chay was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His tied-back hair is golden. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He struck the Locksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ploughman. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Torgga was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: 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; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her head has been shaved. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She got into the Baker business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Courier, but she got bored and became a Baker. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Baker for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Elama hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with her Herbalist father left her crippled. She has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp. Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'7". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She got into the Locksmith business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.