Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nordak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Olunt and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, red shirt, and yellow tie. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

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: Dagger was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her white crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Rezena was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, violet cloak. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Don was born the youngest of three triplets. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cory embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is an amazing painter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Jade (120 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Elama embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Elama was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Performer, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. White pearl (90 gp).