Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His fur is orange and curly. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Art was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Agatha was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 70 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Pallabar's homeland. Pallabar decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the west. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Smoking has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears an entirely violet suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. His long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a red feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Silent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 70 gp.