Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He keeps his dark red hair in a flapper bob. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears skinny pants and wears a tan and yellow robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Gimble is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gimble was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp. Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She is portly but not overly obese. She has no fur. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the left. He has red eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his father struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A 3'2" western woman, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Seraphina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. 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 wears her red crest down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: To protect her home; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has slicked back silver hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.