Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rimple fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears yellow trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Aura 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 north. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He likes to wear red tank tops with green pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

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 is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His blue crest is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nadarr was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is red and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 70 pp.