Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Trail was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Trail never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Cory took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Adept 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).