Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Zook hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

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. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. 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. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Amber (140 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear white tank tops with red pants. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Art grew up listening to her father's many stories. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Art's homeland. Art decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length rusty crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Uadjit hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Uadjit studied abroad. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a violet scarf. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a great chef.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black small hat and black clothes. He has wavy purple hair. His black eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Cairn took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up kukri and armor he uses now. He's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 290 gp.