Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Joser lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to be a adventurer again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Lilli was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She tends to wear a large violet jacket. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the south. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, black shirt, and red tie, marred by beers. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He has moderate length white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of rapiers, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Server business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2500 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Oblar was born with his father's beautiful face. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Oblar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a hunchback. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Server arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Tod began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 310 gp. Amber (150 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.