Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has achieved small success as a Jeweler.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: This woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Meriele embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has taken up work as a Spice Merchant and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. Broce was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mortician. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She is physically well-built. With wild black hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Harbek is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Harbek was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Architect. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 sp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a great chef.

History: Fonkin was born with his mother's beautiful face. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Adventurer.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to protect her home

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Debt. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and yellow robe with the hood down. She has black fur. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spy but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Spy arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears professional attire. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. Moss agate (9 gp).