Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and green robe with the hood down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears bulky green painted plate armor, and she perpetually has her scythe ready. Her crest is short and bronze. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Findex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Masseuse business.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His dark red hair is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Vassago was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Vassago never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp. Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her cinnamon fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born into a rich family. She 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gilthur hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 sp.

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 grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair is still thick. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.