Description: This light-skinned male wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: Standing 2'9", this woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has wavy golden hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a great chef.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Tawna was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spice Merchant. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Conrad grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. He found a children's book about a Dwarf 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 has achieved small success as a Cartwright.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 290 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a club on his belt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is short and white. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Salasar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. 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 necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His green crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Mreksh took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up glaive and armor he uses now. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 150 gp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy tan dress. She is portly but not overly obese. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Barrister. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Veloptima liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a priest again

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is black and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 110 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination and is in decent physical shape. His tied-back hair is red. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Detective. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.