Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and carries maces. His fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Detective. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: Born in the west to a Detective, Tricking learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cecily does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with pastel pants. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Nicor was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has blonde hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bellfounder born in the past three hundred years. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Delre studied abroad. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Bellfounder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Dean was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Warryn studied abroad. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Maynild is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. With wild auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rose was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.