Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Skak was born with his father's beautiful face. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 sp. Amber (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Ronobe hails from a village terrorized by giants. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Ronobe was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black hair is wavy and long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gillyd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His tied-back hair is golden. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When Joser reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. She sports white long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Glassblower profession.

History: Maiathah was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. After coming to the age of reason, Maiathah took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length purple hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving A true patriot, Shax would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shax was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and falchions. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Wiggens was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp.