Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Borun was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His bronze crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Performer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Nykkan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Performer like his father before him.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this southern man prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length green crest. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Left-Handed was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Left-Handed grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Left-Handed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her fur is short and black. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 380 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp).