Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is still thick. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Thiala was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Thiala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp. Rose (20 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His hair is golden and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gerard was born with his father's beautiful face. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gerard was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Military, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. After a long history of fighting, Mamnen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and 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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears blue trousers with red and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished spear as well. Her hair is short and blonde. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 120 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'4" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Ellyjoybell hails from a village terrorized by drow. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Ellyjoybell was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.