Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Carlin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carlin grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Ûshbaka is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Weaver father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Carrie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Iolite (50 gp).

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman wears a grey coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Galiena was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp).