Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

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. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Weaver. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Religious, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he usually wears his tan robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Alston isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

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 was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alston fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp. Peridot (80 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 370 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Megren was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Megren decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the west. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her black hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Vani has worked very hard to control her curse. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished greataxe as well. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Chad was born with his father's beautiful face. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Chad alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver pearl (120 gp).