Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Kipper was born with his mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: An older man who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, he is not a threatening figure. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears just a red suit. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Ghûra and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Terse, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears brown trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Tim was born with his father's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and human compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Broce enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.