Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Shipwright. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: Born in the north to a Shipwright, Helen learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fisher. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and regain custody of her daughter

Bonds: Job, In love, Family, Has a crush, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Clerebold was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An older woman who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She has brown eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease, Racist. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Wrenn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sage. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Ar-Pratu was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sage. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She has no fur. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her red hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She tends to wear a large red jacket. Her hair is red and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When Merla reached her early adolescence her Halfling 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 320 gp.