Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Bulzo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 Gnome in existence. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Pyntle lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Mason, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Gynk took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up falchion and armor she uses now. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Baker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is wearing a long, grey cloak. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Matilda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing her hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'5", this man is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears professional attire. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears skinny pants and wears a blue and red robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He became a Server soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 gp.