Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sammal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She has wavy black hair. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and to be a priest again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'1". He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His hair is short and golden. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Arnold isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Theobald was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. After a long history of fighting, Theobald and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tan collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gifted student she started as a Architect, but she got bored and became a Fortune-teller. She became a Fortune-teller soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a grey coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. With wild silver hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Dyer. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: 4'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His black hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Chain shirt.