Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and brown tie. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Rimmon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Chad was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Chad has worked very hard to control his curse. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is brown and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Paela's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a tan top hat and tan clothes. He carries a battered trident and tarnished club as well. His brown hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 true patriot, Eberdeb would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Beggar but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Bhevek hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. He has moderate length silver hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is cut close to her head. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 sp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: A 3'3" eastern woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 380 gp.