Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His hair is blue and curly. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Therai was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Being a Guard 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She wears her golden hair up. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich western family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Courier, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tanner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tagga will drive conversation. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an entirely tan suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ranala studied abroad. She 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. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is typically in her Courier uniform. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 cp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has golden hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her feathered red hat.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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: Revenge.

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Robbie was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Robbie alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sculptor and was forced into it by her family; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 110 pp.