Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears yellow trousers with blue and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A true patriot, Arannis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a deep hatred of goblins

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ribbles isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His rusty crest is lengthy. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hirrathak studied abroad. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Being a Mason 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's in love; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp. Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and carries sais. His hair is blonde and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Seamstress but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He worked as a nervous Seamstress and found it very stressful. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balimaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears tan trousers with red and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soveliss speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Soveliss was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Soveliss grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Soveliss. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This eastern woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a colorful flower in her silver crest. She has red eyes.

Personality: Rezena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Rezena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 pp. Rose (40 gp).