Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Birel was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Birel's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'5". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cockaby is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears long strands of amethyst and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Andram grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. After a long history of fighting, Roondar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

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. Her dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Markosian learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'10" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length silver hair. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nikki studied abroad. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Nikki and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His gray fur is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.