Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has black eyes.

Personality: Rimmon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Rimmon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears a green feathered hat and green clothes. His blue crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. A true patriot, Nykkan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nykkan grew up listening to his father's many stories. Nykkan 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 struck the Apothecary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Liftrasa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears just a blue suit. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Meena has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aelar studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Aelar took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jade (80 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has white hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Citrine (20 gp).