Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She usually wears her tan robe and has her morningstar always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ella embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Ella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 120 gp. White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is golden and curly. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Gardener who has hired him part-time. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Gardener. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's in love

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He is physically well-built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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 orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses like a well dressed Crown-heir does. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He wears his white hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cimer is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Cimer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Azurite (4 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Hadwisa's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mayor for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears brown trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her fur is cinnamon and very short. Her copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.