Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has lavender fur. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Art was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This northern man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'4" western woman, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Interpreter.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing her hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in a small desert village. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jelenneth grew up listening to her father's many stories. When Jelenneth reached her early adolescence her Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A 6'2" western woman, she prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her crest is short and blue. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in the west to a Servant, Daar learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Arjhan 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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Akmen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. 3 Antitoxin.