Description: Runty and weak-looking, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Coral (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this southern man wears a yellow tunic with tan highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Smoking was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. He has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (100 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His head has been shaved. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He found a children's book about a Gnome Aristocrat 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. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Norkruuth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.