Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He usually wears his violet robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2200 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Miner, his father struggled to pay the bills. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'7" northern man, he wears professional attire. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired him part-time. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Elf Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Carrie hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Warryn grew up listening to his father's many stories. Warryn was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Warryn decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.