Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gunter is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gunter was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Mindartis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 350 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears tattered old clothes. His cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 230 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and bastard swords. Her brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pogranix grew up listening to her father's many stories. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a unemployed and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave, Nature, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).