Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His hair is auburn and very short. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Laucian is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Helja liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is silver and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp. Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When Burgell reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother 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. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her black hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: This man wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His ears are large.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Actor like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears tan trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is golden and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Ranala's homeland. Ranala decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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. Ranala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2900 sp.