Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a violet and blue robe with the hood down. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Vadania hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Knight, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 220 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears blue trousers with black and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Duvamil was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries a battered sword and tarnished quarterstaff as well. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Marigold was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marigold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His fur is black and curly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp. Jasper (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is red and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Sammal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Flaws: Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A 5'0" eastern man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His hair is short and golden. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Frouse's homeland. Frouse decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has wavy auburn hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 cp.