Description: He usually wears his tan robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Leshanna was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Leshanna was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Leshanna's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her red fur in a pixie cut. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Cory abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Seven was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older woman who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a Stylist soon after.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to be a priest again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Sammal is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Being a Cartwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 50 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gifted student she started as a Ruler, but she got bored and became a Scribe. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 pp. Moss agate (10 gp).