Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has moderate length black hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sariel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 150 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anverth embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Armara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by beers. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy cinnamon fur. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. Her cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Five will drive conversation. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Five hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. Being a Actor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gomory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her silver hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Artin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 150 gp. Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: She wears brown trousers with grey and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp. Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on his face.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Olunt studied abroad. Olunt was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Brewer. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.