Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Addict, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is typically in his Adventurer uniform. He keeps his long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Altho was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered red hat.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Gerald enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gerald lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He wears his brown hair up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 330 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.