Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Halander will drive conversation. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and green handkerchief worn on her left side and is in decent physical shape. With wild chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Drusilia lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She keeps her long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. This copper eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Apothecary and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 310 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and carries glaives. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has amber eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He uses divination through singing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp. Onyx (60 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is still thick. He has blue eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bûth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and carries scimitars. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bookbinder. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Cloak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His crest is red and curly. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Pandjed was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a cartwright again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1100 sp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Map Maker business.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp.