Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has wavy chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

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. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp. Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Terse, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red crest is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Sora speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in the west to a Bounty Hunter, Ranala learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She tends to her Bounty Hunter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born into a rich family. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Sculptor like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears a grey vest and prefers brown and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She uses divination through singing.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp.