Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is an epitome of beauty. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise white.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Armara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Gilkass lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is greedy

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his red hair up. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Mordai was born with his father's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He is physically well-built. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, blue cloak. He has no hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jabbie studied abroad. At a young age his father died while driving off some orcs. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in hammer use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Buckler.