Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has no hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is wearing a long, violet cloak, marred by beers. His hair is short and white. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Mason like his mother before him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to be a sailor again

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Arannis has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jabbie isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. 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 was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his mother before him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. 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's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries falchions. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Gimble's homeland. Gimble decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gimble fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.