Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'1" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length brown hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Architect profession.

History: Born in the south to a Shoemaker, Stannor learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His brown hair is cut short. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1700 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears professional attire. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spy responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Barendd was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a grey scarf. His bronze crest is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Norkruuth is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear grey tank tops with violet pants. His head has been shaved. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Liftrasa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Liftrasa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 370 gp.