Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'10". He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

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 freak accident while working with his Banker mother left him crippled. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'7" western woman, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy white crest. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is typically in his Brewer uniform. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nagrette alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Warryn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Warryn is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Warryn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Jarana hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'8" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Ubada speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Ubada was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 sp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Nalral hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Nalral was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Half-Plate.