Description: 4'2" and muscular, this northern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tailor for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Abalaba lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She has achieved small success as a Banker.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sarah grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. His white crest is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 gp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 77. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Bather. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the north to a Bather, Naeris learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Trym was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His first spouse was a Farmer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.