Description: He wears a white coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Map Maker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 got into the Map Maker business at a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman prefers to wear flannel. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cecily is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the west to a Brewer, Cecily learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Carter again.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now owns her own business.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She has black hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Yurgunn is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She tends to her Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is black and curly. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Vaina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Laborer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He became a Barrister soon after.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Bonds: In love, Job, Slave, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy auburn hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 120 gp.