Description: He stands about 4'9" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Bernard has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Erky isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His lavender fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, River was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and carries scythes. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Charles is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. A true patriot, Charles would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.