Description: A 5'4" northern man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his red fur to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cloak is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants, marred by teas. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Adventurer business.

History: Born in the east to a Adventurer, Aldous learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a warhammer on her belt. She has wavy white hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears professional attire. Her hair is black and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Meriele grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Meriele was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His brown fur is knotted and matted. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a blue scarf. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Jet (150 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His fur is short and cinnamon. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Right-Handed was taken on many hunting expeditions. After coming to the age of reason, Right-Handed took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a bow on her belt. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Griselda is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.