Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a trident and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. She wears her brown fur down. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Aura lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe, and carries shields. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired him part-time. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Engong abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Brewer father left her crippled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 270 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Wobbles isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Server hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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 south; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears long strands of aquamarine and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to be a detective again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. His hair is auburn and curly. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 cp.