Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Berrian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Kellen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the divine 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 struck the Marshal job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Secretive, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 sp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Justin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barber. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Family, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Ploughman. She's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His fur is yellow, silky, and of moderate length. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. River fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She has moderate length blue crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. Blendaeth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the east. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp).

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is baby faced.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She takes great joy in being the best Dilettante in town.

History: Born in the south to a Dilettante, Enna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Backpack.