Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Shedinn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Bricklayer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has worked as a Bricklayer like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this southern man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: An older woman who wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. She sports auburn long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His crest is bronze and curly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Miller. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Bharash was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again; and expand his business

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black fur is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cask was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She has wavy blonde hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Amber (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tattered old clothes. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Audhild abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is well kept. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Valida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Antitoxin.