Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Kipper alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Emerald (500 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; 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: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jade (120 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his black fur down. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a tan shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ridaro isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3200 sp. Azurite (15 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 wears long strands of amethyst and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has wavy red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Thorin was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 sp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Sariel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers brown and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and he perpetually has his hand crossbow ready. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gerbo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Crowbar.