Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Flame took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She struck the Gardener job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 gp. Silver ewer (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Frouse reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Howard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She 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. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Gynk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 900 sp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has silver eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.