Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is typically in her Servant uniform. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Tiaathque hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Ur-Dag was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ur-Dag decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His hair is short and white. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fargrim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished shield as well. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Nicholas was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is physically well-built. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carter.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is lengthy. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

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. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cumpen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Cumpen liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.