Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has brown fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. During her travels, Gale and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Gale discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Gale fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished scythe as well. His green crest is heavily combed to the left. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Baradad lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black broad hat and black clothes. His brown hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the north to a Navigator, Valafar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He tends to his Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Rael learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a green top hat and green clothes. Her scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has wavy white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 390 gp. Coral (40 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. He's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).