Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a hunchback. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a long, red cloak. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Wella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is well kept. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Hunter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chaedi grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in a small desert village. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Military, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man wears bulky black painted plate armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the east. A gifted student he started as a Actor, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and carries tridents. Her white hair is cut short. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Theirastra was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her youth she was a Carpenter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.