Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Siffress embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Siffress lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Siffress was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Siffress's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a cartwright and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ovak was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Sculptor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Servant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Adelaide took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his white hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 raised in a forest tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Ghaliver took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longbow and armor he uses now. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sellsword profession.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Bella was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Sculptor. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sculptor for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1700 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a violet coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Aldous liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.