Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His brown hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She found a children's book about a Halfling 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Gomory would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Gomory reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Ur-Lisak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: Shava is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: She wears a grey coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her yellow fur is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Harvest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Coral (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'6" and is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Hirrathak hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 sp.

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 typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His hair is short and brown. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Melech hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Melech alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.