Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Nim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He's in love; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a fancy pastel suit. He is an epitome of beauty. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Burto 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 dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Masseuse and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anthony embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Anthony was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He struck the Scribe job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 36000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 pp. White opal (1600 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Glim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).