Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has achieved small success as a Jeweler.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood, marred by chocolates. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Sarah was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Adventurer. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Emmeline was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has wavy chestnut hair. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: A 3'5" eastern man, he likes to wear blue tank tops with pastel pants. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a great chef.

History: Erky was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with his Roofer mother left him crippled. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barber. She has worked as a Barber like her father before her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'6". She wears a simple black robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her rusty crest is thinning but still full. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Megren speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Megren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).