Description: He is in excellent shape and wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. His blonde hair is still thick. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. Rose (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.