Description: 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 carries a battered halberd and tarnished shortspear as well. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Erky was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Erky's homeland. Erky decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 23000 sp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Jet (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak, marred by beers. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His bronze crest is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

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 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a large black jacket. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 cp.