Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tan collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished sword as well. His green crest is braided into rings. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dull green sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed flail, just in case. Her hair is short and purple. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Mastema was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Apothecary. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has worked as a Apothecary like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Miller again; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She very much looks the part of a Sculptor. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sculptor for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and she perpetually has her flail ready. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was taken from her home at a very young age. 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: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This woman is typically in her Tanner uniform. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this western man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Obsidian (14 gp).