Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Rûg was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Ruler. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp. Jade (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a red tunic with pastel highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black crest. He wears a violet coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. His black crest is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Bidreked is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this western man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Halimath took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, green cloak. He has a very tight haircut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nelkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.