Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his black hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When Frouse reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This light-skinned male dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oskar studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Gurdis has worked very hard to control her curse. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Gynnie's homeland. Gynnie decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Zagga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Robbie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 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. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A freak accident while working with his Mortician father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dalgal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished crossbow as well. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: Dworic was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A true patriot, Frouse would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 280 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp).