Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His hair is short and auburn. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her blue crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. Her gold crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gilkass was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Zûmug was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a shepherd again

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has green eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a Locksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 cp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is short and golden. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Duergath will drive conversation. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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 married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Mayor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Veit has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has black eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; 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

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).