Description: He is in excellent shape and wears just a yellow suit. He wears his auburn hair up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Caeldrim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Caeldrim decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 120 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'10". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large white jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Murook fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His tied-back hair is red. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. 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: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 15000 cp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a very tight haircut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Priest work with an outfit from a few towns over. Priest work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Priest like her father before her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Miles was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Miles decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Bertram wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he has a crush on the local hunter

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Servant. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Bullseye lantern.