Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished bastard sword as well. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Nil is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Leaf 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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. His scarlet crest is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Assassin first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Scribe business at a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is cut short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Veloptima isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is obsessed with her god.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Locksmith, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but he was a colossal failure. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and violet pants. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 82. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 pp. Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Sariel is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: PTSD, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tattered old clothes. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She struck the Herbalist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp.