Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Bucklal was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Bucklal's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Bucklal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 290 gp. Jade (110 gp).

Description: A 5'0" southern woman, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Ridaro was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a green collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears his copper crest up. His ears are large.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Gardain was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tan trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a hunchback. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She's also a talented Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She takes great joy in being the best Hunter in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp. Amber (130 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. He keeps his long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the south to a Bowyer, Left-Handed learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Left-Handed was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bowyer. He struck the Bowyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tanner. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and axes. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Hoshû never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp.