Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses like a well dressed Barrister does. She has wavy red hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and balancing her hectic life and new barrister responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: Henry hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Henry alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Henry and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers yellow and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Elaim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Elaim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Locksmith mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Nutae 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. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Nutae was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: This man wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His golden hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished mace as well. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears blue trousers with pastel and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp.