Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. His hair is brown and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Barendd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Average lock.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is chestnut and curly. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 50 pp. Eye agate (7 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Torinn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Torinn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dull yellow sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).