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. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erky was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born in the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Wella was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her beige fur is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a great chef.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has hazel eyes and a violet hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp. Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Roywyn was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Holy water.

Description: She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished sickle as well. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Lia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Abalaba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Carpenter. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carpenter for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers green and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fortune-teller business.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Chain shirt.