Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Balam speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He uses divination through singing.

History: Balam was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the north to a Bounty Hunter, Millicent learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spice Merchant. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 90 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Baker, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 150 gp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is short and auburn. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. She wears her silver hair down. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jarana does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahvain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Elaim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (90 gp).