Description: He wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished greataxe as well. He wears his blue hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a blue small hat and blue clothes. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ploughman. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Maiathah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Melech was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Melech's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has wavy white hair. His half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Beiro was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Beiro and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 Painter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A true patriot, Dayereth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A 6'2" northern man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. He has wavy white fur. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his small pastel hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp).