Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He found a children's book about a Dwarf 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with grey slacks, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Anverth 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Anverth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Anverth was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Citrine (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. With bright auburn hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and many gnolls want her driven away

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. A true patriot, Vicky would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 370 gp.