Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She wears her black hair down. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He has shaved his head bald. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Jebeddo speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Interpreter who has hired her part-time. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Buvvie was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Buvvie decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 38000 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his red hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Efferil was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is physically well-built. She has styled her cinnamon fur well, parting it to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Quick learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Miller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Blacksmith, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Bounty Hunter uniform. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has moderate length blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bounty Hunter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bounty Hunter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bounty Hunter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tattered old clothes. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Vaina was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bowyer. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 pp.