Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a blue vest and prefers pastel and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. Ulla 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He has moderate length auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is red and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. After a long history of fighting, Enialis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'7", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Nalral was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, violet shirt, and brown tie. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and bastard swords. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 2900 sp.