Description: An older man who wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy auburn hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Onyx (30 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Shipwright, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 cp. 3 Holy water.

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 hair is short and white. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Claira's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has moderate length red hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Hobart was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Hobart 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 tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local carter

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Ovak is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Ovak was born the youngest of three triplets. After coming to the age of reason, Ovak took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ovak was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Justin was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has no hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Arumawann hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is brown and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Skamos speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Skamos grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.