Description: This woman stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her crest is black and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her red hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Hunter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He keeps his long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His black hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Superior lock. 1 Good lock.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He is an epitome of beauty. He has shaved his head bald. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his black crest in a pixie cut. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Tanner. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears professional attire. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Howard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: Mormo speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the west to a Miner, Mormo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Servant, but he was a colossal failure. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he's in love

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 330 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Superior lock.